When I have 22 or 76s, I like min-opens. But what about when we have some good value? I've been putting in smallish 3x raises to isolate which works better ip (hand 1) than oop (hand 2).


Hand 1:

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($65.55)
UTG 1 ($53.00)
Hero (CO) ($50.00)
BTN ($87.75)
SB ($67.65)
BB ($52.25)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 6 players) Hero is CO
UTG raises to $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3, BTN calls $3, 2 folds, UTG calls $2

Flop: ($9.75, 3 players)
UTG checks, Hero ($47)?


Hand 2: oop should the raise be bigger?

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($52.45)
CO ($41.25)
BTN ($50.70)
Hero (SB) ($50.50)
BB ($35.00)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is SB
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, BTN raises to $1, Hero raises to $3, 1 fold, UTG calls $2.50, BTN calls $2

Flop: ($9.50, 3 players)
Hero ($47.50)?