Quote Originally Posted by dev
Quote Originally Posted by Micro2Macro
The table dynamics of a given session can also drastically change back and forth between agg/passive and loose/tight. So it's probably just as wrong to *generally always play 22-55 UTG as it is to *generally always fold them. IMO if you feel you're just going to get outplayed postlfop then fold'em, but if that's the case there is certainly a better table out there to choose from. I'm not sure how profitable playing these hands in a higher stakes game would be, but because microstakes tables are usually either weak-tight or loose/passive, you'll either get lots of callers when you raise thus giving you great pot odds, or you'll get 1 or 2 callers who will fold to your c-bet 90% of the time, and won't let go of an overpair when you do happen to make your set.
I don't think this is a useful thought process...

Of course game dynamics change, of course generalities suck, but it's not useful to think about it that way. Any given situation is unique, etc.

Higher stakes games have some players that are putting you on a fairly accurate range, at least preflop, so adding 22-55 to your UTG raising range makes more sense for value and for balance. That said, at really loose passive games, limping is fine. If you think you can get someone's stack in without raising preflop, then you can probably limp these more profitably than you can raise them. I've always tried to key my game towards moving up, so I've been raising them UTG since I played $5nl.
When your UTG you're first to act and you have limited information regarding what everyone will do behind you (the only info you really have is how they play but other than that you can't be certian what situation you will run into otherwise). Therefore, should you always play 22-55 or should you always fold them?

I don't think there is much room for sometimes playing them and sometimes folding them because we are always first to act here. However, does anyone know of any situations where we would fold hands 22-55 UTG when we normally open with them? Some people here always fold the small pairs UTG and some always play them. (I always open for a raise UTG and may limp if the table is really l/p but lately I've been always raising them because I'm also trying to key my game towards moving up. I'm curious to know what conditions would merit a fold as opposed to opening.