[ActionStan]

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However, if there is a lot of open limping in your game, then you have already lost. Open limping is pretty much totally unoptimal poker.

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You said this to explain what you said....but this needs to be explained. I really disagree. I think that makes perfect sense in limit poker, but not in NL. We're not playing for the blinds here.

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I think this is incredibly situational but as a default play open raising is usually better than limping. But almost everyone handcuffs themselves by playing by rote and always doing one or the other. It also really depends on the rest of your game, your image, whether you play mostly small ball or big, etc.

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Nicely stated.