Quote Originally Posted by mcatdog
Quote Originally Posted by yourfather
OK here is what I think.

We open raise pps from all positions for a few reasons.

In no order:

1.Preflop fold equity - winning the blinds is a perfectly good outcome
2.To build a pot for times when you do hit a set. It's very difficult to play for stacks in a limped pot
3.To balance our opening range
4.They play pretty easily in and oop. Almost always fold to 3 bets preflop.
Post flop get lots of money in w sets. W /out sets pick some good boards to cbet heads up and c/f the rest.
This are all just words, how's it working out for you in practice? Can you post a PT or HEM screenshot of your winrate with 22-55 UTG? I'm not trying to call you out but I rarely see people winning money with these hands so I fold them except at tables that are so nitty that I can make money just based on preflop folding equity.
you're not necessarily trying to profit directly from opening small PP UTG. I think yourfather's most important point is #3, then #2, then#1 and #4 is just good general advice.