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I think a more revealing question(s) to ask is how many people would you like to play this hand against, and what position will you have, and what kind of other hands/players you would want in the pot against you?

Something like 76s is a hand that is going to be folded most of the time, but when it hits can make you a lot of money. You ideally want to play that hand cheaply in a pot with many players, so you get paid off. A-rag suited would be the same. Something like a small pocket pair wouldn't be too different - you want to make trips.

On the other hand a big pair plays best against a small number of players, so take what action you can to trim the field.

AKo you want players out of the pot, or to hit the flop very hard (people tend to play this hand in strongly contrasting ways - e.g. Jez I know limps mainly with this hand - I'll usually raise strongly first in). AKs on the other hand can stand multway action for those times you make your flush.

If you think about your hand in those terms it makes the decision of how to play it a little clearer - when you also factor in your knowledge of the table in question.