anyone else ever read about this? i just came across it today for STT strategy but i'm assuming it would work for MTT as well. what do you guys think?
here's how they explained it:
Here's a rule for beginners that provides guidelines on how much of your stack you should risk either raising, or calling a raise, with a pocket pair. When you are dealt pocket twos, through to pocket tens, you should call or raise up to the same percentage of your stack as the size of your pair. So:
2% for 22
3% for 33
4% for 44
5% for 55
6% for 66
7% for 77
8% for 88
9% for 99
10% for 1010
This gives you precise advice for situations that arise in every game. Bigger pairs, starting with JJ, are different from their smaller cousins. With small pairs you will usually need to improve to win. Big pairs can often win without improvement, so if you have been raised, you should re-raise or even move all-in.
Considerations include your position, your stack size, your opponent's stack size, whether the initial raiser is passive or aggressive, and other bits of information you may have gleaned.
When using the "Rule of Two Through Ten", always open with a standard raise of four times the big blind if you have sufficient chips. Otherwise just call the big blind (limp in). For example, with blinds of 15/30 and a stack of 1,400, raise to 120 with 1010, but just call for 30 with 44 and fold 22.
keep in mind that this is just a general guideline and obviously you should be considering villain's tendencies, position, etc. but i thought it seemed pretty decent.