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Limping in early position in a 9 handed cash game
Is it ever appropriate to limp in a cash game from an early positon hoping to see a cheap flop with marginal hands?
Heres a few hands, would you limp, fold or raise, in early position of a 9 handed game? A10s A10o KJs K10o QKs 88 55 AQo 78s 10Js Are all of these instant folds in a cash game? |
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Re: Limping in early position in a 9 handed cash game
It really comes down to the players at the game..............if the table seldom sees a raise, go for it.
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Re: Limping in early position in a 9 handed cash game
So this is why people say you should spend a few orbits getting the feel of the table and the players..... then act accordingly.
Helpful, thanks. |
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Re: Limping in early position in a 9 handed cash game
Like the other posters said, it really depends on the table environment and reads you have on various players. I play limit, so I'm not sure if NLHE would change the circumstances, you always have to worry about the limp reraise a lot more in NL. Specifically, I would worry most about the hand ranges and styles of the button, SB, and BB. A lot of those hands I would raise with EP, MP, or LP...and rarely in the blinds if everyone's limped in.
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Re: Limping in early position in a 9 handed cash game
rather raise than limp, unless low pp
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Re: Limping in early position in a 9 handed cash game
If no one raises PF, and many see the flop -> Why not limp with every suited Ace ?
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Re: Limping in early position in a 9 handed cash game
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Is it ever appropriate to limp in a cash game from an early positon hoping to see a cheap flop with marginal hands? Heres a few hands, would you limp, fold or raise, in early position of a 9 handed game? A10s limp/raise A10o fold KJs limp K10o fold QKs raise/limp 88 limp 55 limp AQo RAISE limp 78s fold 10Js limp Are all of these instant folds in a cash game? [/ QUOTE ] |
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Re: Limping in early position in a 9 handed cash game
I usually fold or raise in early position but as has been said, it depends a lot on the table. If there is an aggresive player in late position i may limp and the re-raise when he raises with high cards and pocket pairs but it depends on the situation.
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Re: Limping in early position in a 9 handed cash game
I never open limp any cards. It is just how I play.
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Re: Limping in early position in a 9 handed cash game
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I never open limp any cards. It is just how I play. [/ QUOTE ] My guess is that you play on line instead of live, is that right? Guys open limp all the time live without too much trouble. For example, if you have a small pair UTG in a 50bb NL live game that sees relatively few preflop raises but lots of action post flop with any 2-pair, TPWK, and all draws, then a limp for set value is probably better than a raise. You get paid off fairly often when you hit, even though you are OOP. And if you raise, then you either c/f when you miss your set (bad, since the pfr was probably 10% of your stack), or else you c-b into a bunch of calling stations for 50% of your stack. There are times and games for open limping. For example, I played 2/2 NL 100-max live yesterday for about 20 minutes while I was waiting for a 5/5 NL game to open. It was incredibly loose passive, with one bad LAG who could be counted on to raise with crap if he has any playable hand and no raise in front of him. I was UTG with AA. If I raised 4xbb, then I'd probably have 5-7 callers having to play a big pot OOP with my one pair. That might be OK, but I'd rather play heads up. So, I limp, it's limped to LAG (with about $40) who raises to 8, one caller, then back to me who bumps it to 28, folded to LAG who is the only caller. The flop is 8-high and semi-coordinated, LAG has only about 20 left, so I put him all in. And he folded. If I'd open raised, then I probably would have been multi-way, and very well might have lost $100 instead of winning about $35. And if I'd open raised too much, then I would have gotten no caller, most likely. The LAG, it turned out, had something like KJo which I think he would have folded if I'd opened for $10 or more. Of course, I find it funny that he'd have folded if I'd raised big, but felt compelled to call my limp rr for a larger amount. But that's the kind of guy he was. Anyway, I think "it depends" is better than never. Although I don't see "never open-limping" as a leak if you play 100bb on-line games, especially short handed. |
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