Quote Originally Posted by Bite
This is not very good imho. If you raise high pairs bigger than other raise hands people will soon get a good read on what you're holding.
Much depends on the situation. I don't raise every hand the same way every time. I mix it up depending on my position, how many people have limped or bet ahead of me, and how strong my hand is. I don't have a little chart saying "bet x amount if you get KK"... it's all about my feeling on how vulnerable the hand is, and what it would take to get the right amount of callers. Or none, if that's preferable. I'll raise bigger than pot-sized with JJ or QQ to steal a decent pre-flop pot with a bunch of limpers, or I'll limp AA if there's only one other person in and I'd like to take a flop and make a little money on the hand. My point is, nothing is written in stone, which is the mistake a lot of people make when they are new to poker (and particularly, poker books). A buddy of mine has a list of raising hands and makes the same raise every time when he has one of them, no matter what position he's in or who else is playing. That to me is not good.