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Mcash2
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I play 6max exclusively. Recently went to all open raise strategy. No open limping. 27/9.5/3.2. The big talk when I read and listened to podcasts is that limping is weak, thus losing strategy. I have a few issues that are pressing me and would like your insight.
I like the change overall and felt at control at the table with the added agression. But l used to win tons of small pots on button and cutoff by passive blind stealing. (Open limp or single limp - call in position with any 2 and steal the pot on the flop when everyone whiffs.) Although counterintuitive as a steal per se, it even reaped benefits from loose players that would defend their blinds preflop to a raise. This maneuver along with normal dealer/cutoff raises held the added benefit of making me appear looser than i am in reality, thus getting me calls when i am strong. A powerful piece of my past arsenal omitted for prosperity.
I feel that I have lost a lucrative member of my team. Yet I can't merely incorporate limps in button/cutoff in an all raise strategy or it would quickly become transparent to the victims to left. I would need to add limps to earlier positions to make it even out, but then I destroy the whole only open with a raise philosophy.
Please help. My whole style of play is a stake. [emoji2]
I like the change overall and felt at control at the table with the added agression. But l used to win tons of small pots on button and cutoff by passive blind stealing. (Open limp or single limp - call in position with any 2 and steal the pot on the flop when everyone whiffs.) Although counterintuitive as a steal per se, it even reaped benefits from loose players that would defend their blinds preflop to a raise. This maneuver along with normal dealer/cutoff raises held the added benefit of making me appear looser than i am in reality, thus getting me calls when i am strong. A powerful piece of my past arsenal omitted for prosperity.
I feel that I have lost a lucrative member of my team. Yet I can't merely incorporate limps in button/cutoff in an all raise strategy or it would quickly become transparent to the victims to left. I would need to add limps to earlier positions to make it even out, but then I destroy the whole only open with a raise philosophy.
Please help. My whole style of play is a stake. [emoji2]