Quote Originally Posted by |~|ypermegachi
Quote Originally Posted by Bode-ist
you're thinking about *not* raising? why?
a) if BB or MP get aggressive, i'll have to fold
This is only partially true. You fold if BB gets aggro (depending on reads). Not MP.
Quote Originally Posted by |~|ypermegachi
b) while this is the intention, i really don't like shoving any flop, where any flop means ace high 2/3 of the time.
On the flop you have ace high 2/3 of the time, but by the river, you will have ace high only 1/2 the time. Neglecting that, however, there are a number of flops that your opponents are going to be forced to fold with a lot of hands that you'd be otherwise worried about. If you shove the QJx flop, TT is folding pretty much every time. Even completely dry flops will get folds from 22-99 a lot of the time (and sometimes higher), as they have to put you on a big hand, and they will certainly be worried that you have KK+.