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Read those guides. Especially the one about preflop. That will help you here. Just remember you don't have to "have a hand" to win a pot. There are alot of other things that are just as important. One of the most important is position. So as the players before you fold the effective table is smaller. So if it's folded to you in the CO (to the right of the BU) you only have 3 players left. So the likelihood of running up against a hand that they are willing to play decreases. So a raise has a good chance of taking down the pot. And if it doesn't then you will generally see a flop HU and you will have position. So you can use your postflop plays such as c-betting, 2 barreling etc to win a hand when you don't absolutely smash the flop.

So hands like small pps, suited connectors, and ace rage (perferrably suited) can easily be opened in late position. Small pps, and suited connectors play rather easy postflop. You either hit it hard or you don't generally. Ace/rag will be a little trickier at times, but it's still worth a raise at times. Also, try to keep an eye on the players to your left. If you have very tight players to your left then it's conceivable you can open almost any two cards when folded around to you on the BU or CO. If they are loose and aggressive and willing to 3b then you need a more solid hand usually.