If we think the opponent is a loose-passive player, as the majority of players at low stakes are, we can assume he plays mostly pocket-pairs (22-TT), suited aces (A2s-AJs), broadway cards (JT-AT, QJ-AJ, KQ), and maybe suited connectors (32s-T9s) in this manner. The small blind calls, and now it’s time for us to think about the most important thing in poker: what is the opponent’s range i.e., what hands will he play like this?
We will open-raise from this position at least 42% of possible starting hands, and A8hh is at the middle of our opening range, so we should always open-raise this hand in this spot.
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