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6bet me
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Silver Level
A lot of people tell me that limping is bad, that you should never call preflop and that you should only ever raise or fold. But I am wondering if there is an exception to this rule:
At my local casino, most people are calling stations and play roughly 80% of hands. They will almost always limp in and rarely show aggression preflop. It doesn't matter whether the bet is $2 (1BB) or $10 (5BB), they'll still call because they want to see a flop. Also, the buyin ranges from $40 (20BB) to $80 (40BB), so everyone is short-stacked.
In summary:
- Everyone is a calling station
- Everyone is short-stacked
In this scenario, if you have a marginal hand like 89s, would it be acceptable to limp in and try to see a flop as cheaply as possible?
At my local casino, most people are calling stations and play roughly 80% of hands. They will almost always limp in and rarely show aggression preflop. It doesn't matter whether the bet is $2 (1BB) or $10 (5BB), they'll still call because they want to see a flop. Also, the buyin ranges from $40 (20BB) to $80 (40BB), so everyone is short-stacked.
In summary:
- Everyone is a calling station
- Everyone is short-stacked
In this scenario, if you have a marginal hand like 89s, would it be acceptable to limp in and try to see a flop as cheaply as possible?