Play of Middle Pocket Pairs - Preflop

[Ace-King]

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A lot of players get overly aggressive with the middle pairs: 8s, 9s, and 10s. They raise before the flop with them, but if the blinds fold, they're only going to win a small pot. I'd much rather try to win a big pot by flopping a set. If the flop comes J-8-2 and I have pocket 8s while my opponent has a hand like K-J, I'm going to win a big pot a lot of the time.


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Playing 88 99 and TT for set value? This is gold! I love the bit about winning "a big pot a lot of the time" in a limped pot with a set against top pair KJ.

[d2themfi]

My policy is to never limp in a 6 max game unless Im in the small blind, and it works well.

When I see someone limp in a 6 max game I immediately think they are a fish

[Big_Jim]

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When I see someone limp in a 6 max game I immediately think they are a fish


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Open limp, or limp at all?

[d2themfi]

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When I see someone limp in a 6 max game I immediately think they are a fish


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Open limp, or limp at all?

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Both.

[mike0292]

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My policy is to never limp in a 6 max game unless Im in the small blind, and it works well.

When I see someone limp in a 6 max game I immediately think they are a fish

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I think it's more of a case that fish open limp rather than open limping makes you a fish.

[d2themfi]

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My policy is to never limp in a 6 max game unless Im in the small blind, and it works well.

When I see someone limp in a 6 max game I immediately think they are a fish

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I think it's more of a case that fish open limp rather than open limping makes you a fish.

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Very true, but I would have to say a majority of the players who limp in these midstakes 6 max games are the players I try to have sitting on my right

[catcher193]

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When I see someone limp in a 6 max game I immediately think they are a fish


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Open limp, or limp at all?

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Both.

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lol, yeah I usually feel really bad about limping A5s behind 3 fish when the blinds are squeezy.

[d2themfi]

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When I see someone limp in a 6 max game I immediately think they are a fish


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Open limp, or limp at all?

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Both.

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lol, yeah I usually feel really bad about limping A5s behind 3 fish when the blinds are squeezy.

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Little different situation then what I had in mind, but fair enough.

But you could just 4 bet their squeeze

[Big_Jim]

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When I see someone limp in a 6 max game I immediately think they are a fish


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Open limp, or limp at all?

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Both.

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Two huge calling stations limp in EP. You are OTB with 45o/K4s and 100BB eff stacks, your play?

[BalugaWhale]

def raise K4s, usually fold 45o