LoL There is a huge difference between 2. d4 (Smith-Morra) and 3. d4 after 2. Nf3 (Open Sicilian).
Sicilian 2.d4
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Mar 5, 2018
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No need to laugh at me. I admit I haven't played it much and I've never tried to be that good at Chess before fairly recently.
Mar 5, 2018
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aaronprince wrote:
No need to laugh at me. I admit I haven't played it much and I've never tried to be that good at Chess before fairly recently.
Sorry, I was kidding, that's my normal style. 
Nevertheless, my statement was serious: the Smith-Morra gambit is very different from the classical Sicilian. 
Mar 5, 2018
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you'll have a much cleaner and tactical game transposing into the Sicilian (i.e. strive for ...3. c5). playing ...1. c5 is like yelling with a bullhorn "HEY WE'RE PLAYING SICILIAN" how damn dumb. if you play ...1. g5 ...2. Bg7 and only then ...3. c5 you will have greater piece activity and positions. sacking the g pawn opens the g file to double your rooks on the white king later anyway; it's underexplored and underrated. let go of loss aversion and really learn how to attack.
For variety's sake, I've been trying the English and Sicilian openings with somewhat more success with the English. I have noticed that I struggle with the Sicilian when white plays a 2.d4 or a 3.d4. I Have mostly tried exchanging the pawns with mixed success so far. What I would like to know is if there's a better option. Any advice would be appreciated.