Quote Originally Posted by dstir2

4XBB raise: call w/ connectors(0-2 gapped), suited cards (got this one from element), or suited connectors

6XBB raise: call w/ connectors(0-2 gapped), suited connectors

8XBB raise: call w/ suited connectors(0-2 gapped)
This is going to leak so many chips from your stack. You cannot just go calling large pf raises with marginal hands all day and expect to make money. It's akin to playing craps or slots, and the odds are definately not in your favor.

First off, connectors and gappers generally suck. They arent going to hit enough to make calling a raise with them even close to profitable. Really, you should just fold these to the blinds in most situations.

Second off, you are right in thinking there is a place in good poker for suited connectors, suited gappers and the like. First off, make sure they are 56s - TJs. Ill be calling a preflop raise alot more with 67s than with QJs, because of the card domination concept that someone else mensioned on this thread.

Third off, YOU NEED TO HAVE POSITION WITH THESE HANDS.

and fourth, YOU NEED TO HAVE POSITION WITH THESE HANDS!! You see misguided on the concept of position. Late position is on the button. Late position means you act LAST for each round of betting, not first (aka you are in the blinds, or UTG) The reasons for this are that (1) you get to control the betting for the round, (2) you can get more information about what other people have before acting, and (3) your implied odds go up significantly if you have position on everyone else in the hand (especially the preflop raiser). When you hit, you want to get paid off, and when you hit, you dont want to get fuxored by a better hand.

As far as implied odds go, ill call raises all day with mid suited connectors if I have position on the raiser, especially if I think he has a monster hand (AA, KK) because my implied odds for destacking him go up signifcantly if he doesnt have the dicipline to drop his hand after the flop. (same concept with low pps)

As a side comment, it sounds like your game is ultra passive if you want to be calling so much. Raising >> calling, by far. Passive game = leak chips and -EV. Also, it seems to me like you might want to stick more to your tight aggressive playstyle for a bit longer, until you fully understand the concept of position.