Depends.
If the table is super aggro postflop than yeah you could probably win enough monster pots to make up for the 2 straight hours you have to fold sometimes. You'd still be forfeiting a lot of value though.
Open up your late position range in unopened pots to include all pairs, KQ, AT, KJs, TJs, Ax suited
Set mine with all pairs if stacks are deep enough (SPR > say, 20), especially if people do crazy shit post.
This is assuming your opponents are not adept enough to pick up on your tightness and deny you any action on your premiums. If they are you must develop a more complete strategy and balanced range.
Position means everything.
I insta-fold AJ in early position, I'll raise with it in late position.
I'll fold low pocket pairs in early position, I'll raise with them in late position.
Agreed on position being king, but think snap folding AJ (especially AJs), even in EP, is far from optimal at most tables.
Depends.
If the table is super aggro postflop than yeah you could probably win enough monster pots to make up for the 2 straight hours you have to fold sometimes. You'd still be forfeiting a lot of value though.
Open up your late position range in unopened pots to include all pairs, KQ, AT, KJs, TJs, Ax suited
Set mine with all pairs if stacks are deep enough (SPR > say, 20), especially if people do crazy shit post.
This is assuming your opponents are not adept enough to pick up on your tightness and deny you any action on your premiums. If they are you must develop a more complete strategy and balanced range.
My general rule on set mining is, if I'm debating calling a pre-flop raise with a low/medium pocket pair: Since you'll get your set about 12% of the time, you're going to
need to pull a pot at > 8X the bet you're looking at calling to make it worthwhile. So, if you think you have implied pot odds at > 8 times the bet size if you hit
your set, make the call (assuming you're pretty sure you're not going to get re-raised before the flop). You also have to weigh the odds that someone is raising with
two high cards, and you're ahead already, with a heads up pot. It's just that low pocket-pairs are problematic playing post flop, because if you don't hit your set,
your most likely looking at a continuation bet with a bunch of overcards on the flop...
Can't imagine limping with it in early position. I guess I could see sometimes raising with AJs. I just think it gets one in trouble more than you're going
to make money with it.
I see upswing says raise or fold with AJo. Maybe I need to re-evaluate.
Pretty much always opening AJs and usually AJo, even UTG.
Depending on ICM implications, stack size, reshove stacks behind you, etc. But as a general rule AJ is an open for me in EP. Never a limp.
I may even 4 bet over a 3 bet with AJs against a super liberal 3 bettor. But that's dependent on read and history.
I soemtimes even open ATs UTG if stacks are deep and 3 betting at the table is reasonably low. A9 and below in EP is junk in most cases.
Pretty much always opening AJs and usually AJo, even UTG.
Depending on ICM implications, stack size, reshove stacks behind you, etc. But as a general rule AJ is an open for me in EP. Never a limp.
I may even 4 bet over a 3 bet with AJs against a super liberal 3 bettor. But that's dependent on read and history.
I soemtimes even open ATs UTG if stacks are deep and 3 betting at the table is reasonably low. A9 and below in EP is junk in most cases.