Relating the number of people in the pot to how much you raise seems like a solid practice. I know I have thought about that before. Like when I go 4x against 6 limpers, I know I probably won't isolate opponents. But I'd resist the urge to bump it up and show unusual strength. I'll try this 'relative raise' in place of my 'standard raise'.

By the way, every once in a while I notice one guy at the table who seems to pre-flop raise about twice what everyone else raises. Like at NL .10/.25, people usually raise $1-1.50. And there's one guy who bets $2.50 every time he raises. He gets less opponents. The raise is 10% of the buy-in. Is this a good idea? This type often has a higher VP% than me too.

I will need to really consider what I'm trying to accomplish in minimum raise situations. Perhaps sometimes I just dont want 6 people to see a free card, even though I don't have much either.

I have also minimum raised when I have a very strong hand. Essentially I want some limpers to put in an extra bet before I re-raise. Heads up: check-raise. In a multi-way, minbet-raise.

There are other times I've minimum raised thoughtlessly. As the new guy, I'll have to work on this.

Thanks.