Yeah it is true in certain situations you need to raise more, personally i feel its the opposite though. The deeper stacked me and my opponets are the more inclined i would be to rasie less pre flop, i think deep stacked situations are good for flop play and there is little value in just taking the blinds early in a tournament or in a cash game. However later in a a tourney when the blinds and ante's are worth more there is much greater value in raiseing more and just taking down the pot pre flop. The same is true when you are short stacked and have little play post flop, bets just to get it all in pre flop. As far as thining out the feild is concerned, i would only use this style from late position (ideally the button) in an unentered pot. This way you are sure to have position post flop and be up against few opponents, this is for sure a profitable situation long term. But i certainly agree due to the limitless variables in poker there are always going to be situations where you need to raise more or even limp.  |