When open-raising from early position, we should raise a tighter and stronger range of hands. There are five specific reasons why we raise rather than limp, which are the following: So, why do we raise? If the action has folded around to you and there are still players left to act after you, you should typically either raise or fold and never open-limp. I originally created this blog post in 2015 to provide conservative pre-flop ranges for beginning and struggle micro stakes poker players, including open-raising ranges, cold-calling ranges, and 3-betting ranges however, my advice on implementing those ranges has changed over the years, so I’ve decided to limit this blog post to focus solely on conservative open-raising ranges because open-raising is one of the most fundamental aspects of pre-flop poker that you should master.
