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Message: [QUOTE="John A, post: 5438672, member: 88730"] Yes, the rake in micros has been steadily increasing in recent years. There's a lot of hand situations where it makes much more sense to fold or 3-bet and avoid seeing a flop an incurring a rake. As you move up stakes this becomes less of an issue and more about finding ideal defending ranges you'll flat with pre-flop. Yes, you're correct. That's the best approach. If your opponent is more passive, and doesn't c-bet the flop as much, your BB defending range should get much wider especially with suited connectors, and sometimes even mid/high single gap connectors. There's no static rules in poker, but you should always be thinking ahead about what you're trying to achieve with the hand you have, and how much easier or more difficult it will be to realize your equity versus the kind of opponent you're facing. Good and thoughtful comments Carlos. [/QUOTE]