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Calling preflop raise

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  1. #1
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    Default Calling preflop raise

    In full ring a lot of good players fold hands like KQ and AJ vs preflop raises, fearing that these could be dominated.

    In short-handed games where people are much more aggressive (like open-raising suited connectors/gappers/any pair/any ace in LP), would a wider preflop calling range be more profitable?

    For me, I
    -mix it up (reraise or call) with AK/AQ, suited or not, in position
    -mix it up with AK (suited or not) OOP in the blinds (reraise or call)
    -call or fold with AQ OOP
    -almost always call with AQs OOP
    -fold unsuited AJ/KQ or worse OOP
    -call up to 4x with stronger suited aces/broadways and 3x with KTs/QJs/QTs/JTs in position
    -call up to 3x with AJs/KQs OOP heads-up. If multiway I'll call with the weaker suited broadways too.
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  2. #2
    Are we assuming 100BB effective stacks?

    If so, I play it the same, except I'll call up to 4x on the last one and play it as a suited connector (i.e. not stack off if I pair).

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