Make me a better full ring playa (long)

[homeboy604]

Im 12 tabling mostly, and I don't really have trouble keeping up, so one thing i want to work on is loosening up. With my current vpip at 14, im having trouble opening up much more. If I raise any more hands that I am, i am being put in shitty spots by the many shortstackers in the full tilt 1/2 game.

i play a lot in this game (godblessmnymkr) and play about 24/9.
i feel like i can raise/limp with any decent sooted connects from mp+4- button.
the 1/2 on FT is pretty passive and i think there's value in playing marginal hands in LP.

So regarding shortstacks, here's a hypothetical question:

If a nitty/weak player open limps in latish position (he has a full stack) and it folds to me on the button, what range of hands can I profitably raise if theres another nitty player in the small blind and an unknown 25bb stack in the BB? What if im on the CO instead and the blinds are both nitty 100bb stacks, but the button is an unknown 25bb stack? Does that change anything at all? As of now, im raising something like 66+ AT+ KJ+. Is that too tight?.

i think its too tight and im raising here with a lot of different hands.
i often find too, that the blinds or late limpers will call my PFR, and then check call with a pair or something, and then let me get there on the river after i check behind and will pay me off.

A couple of line checks in this area:

1.UpTheMariners is 14/7/3.5 for a very small sample and no history. mojovy just sat down and is unknown.

FullTiltPoker Game #1533826345: Table Water Coconut - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:18:08 ET - 2007/01/04
Seat 1: mojovy ($198)
Seat 2: hedodave ($67.40)
Seat 3: oswegonia ($66.95)
Seat 4: Taylorglo ($281.90)
Seat 5: loloPOZZEDu ($208.70)
Seat 6: fairbanka ($206.30)
Seat 7: birdieburr ($109.70)
Seat 8: UpTheMariners ($247.25)
Seat 9: I-hate-gamble ($200)
UpTheMariners posts the small blind of $1
I-hate-gamble posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #7

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to loloPOZZEDu [2c 2h]

mojovy calls $2
hedodave folds
oswegonia folds
Taylorglo folds
loloPOZZEDu calls $2
fairbanka folds
birdieburr folds
UpTheMariners raises to $8
birdieburr stands up
I-hate-gamble folds
94NOLE sits down
mojovy calls $6
94NOLE adds $80
loloPOZZEDu calls $6

*** FLOP *** [Ad 2d Kd]

UpTheMariners bets $20
mojovy calls $20
loloPOZZEDu does what, and what is his plan for the turn?



2. Villain is a nit, and pretty aggressive.

FullTiltPoker Game #1553283707: Table Anthem Club - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:01:45 ET - 2007/01/07
Seat 1: lotamony ($94.50)
Seat 2: loloPOZZEDu ($211.60)
Seat 3: BIG_LOOSAR23 ($201.35)
Seat 4: cider777 ($311.30)
Seat 5: Dr_Mega ($84.40)
Seat 6: jnamenstl ($132.05)
Seat 7: JPhil007 ($258)
Seat 8: Bochester ($293.60)
Seat 9: mescallito ($55)
BIG_LOOSAR23 posts the small blind of $1
cider777 posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #2

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to loloPOZZEDu [Ts Ac]

Dr_Mega calls $2
jnamenstl folds
JPhil007 folds
Bochester folds
mescallito folds
lotamony calls $2
loloPOZZEDu calls $2
BIG_LOOSAR23 calls $1
cider777 checks

*** FLOP *** [Tc Ah 4d]

BIG_LOOSAR23 bets $6
cider777 folds
Dr_Mega folds
lotamony calls $6
loloPOZZEDu raises to $28
BIG_LOOSAR23 calls $22
lotamony folds

*** TURN *** [Tc Ah 4d] [Qh]

BIG_LOOSAR23 bets $35
loloPOZZEDu calls $35

*** RIVER *** [Tc Ah 4d Qh] [7c]

BIG_LOOSAR23 bets $71
loloPOZZEDu



3. Villain unknown.

FullTiltPoker Game #1528364011: Table Summit Grove - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:10:52 ET - 2007/01/03
Seat 1: loloPOZZEDu ($399)
Seat 2: Developer ($267.55)
Seat 3: chall936 ($206.30)
Seat 4: Texas_Crossfire ($205)
Seat 5: Sixteensonfire ($200)
Seat 6: njoydride1 ($85.15)
Seat 7: Damienchan ($128.50)
Seat 8: Taylorglo ($326.20)
Seat 9: miller lite11 ($214.90)
Taylorglo posts the small blind of $1
miller lite11 posts the big blind of $2
Sixteensonfire posts $2
The button is in seat #7

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to loloPOZZEDu [Qc Qh]

loloPOZZEDu raises to $10
Developer folds
chall936 folds
Texas_Crossfire folds
Sixteensonfire calls $8
njoydride1 folds
Damienchan folds
Taylorglo folds
miller lite11 calls $8

*** FLOP *** [6c 7s 4d]

miller lite11 checks
loloPOZZEDu bets $22
Sixteensonfire raises to $60
miller lite11 folds
loloPOZZEDu calls $38

*** TURN *** [6c 7s 4d] [Tc]

loloPOZZEDu checks
Sixteensonfire bets $130, and is all in
loloPOZZEDu

hand 1)
re raise to 90. i dont see how you can fold to a re raise from either player here.

hand 2)
woud he lead out here with 444? i think i play it exactly as you did and call the river.

hand 3)
looks like you have to fold here against a big stack with out a read.

Another spot: AK in threebet pots.

Same song every time, 15/8 ish villain raises to 7 in middle position. Folds to me in the small blind with AK and I make it 24. Flop is something like 479. I bet 38 into the 50 pot and he calls or shoves.

Am I supposed to assume a) that villain has TT+ here almost every time and b) that he's always felting it? Am I supposed to check here without reads? What if im in position? Does that make it an even easier check?

i think this is just part of the game. i find when you're re raising at this level, people will just give you credit for having a big pair and fold to the c bet on the flop.