AlfieAA
Legend
Silver Level
sometimes ,for mixing up your game u can open limp big pocket pairs ( like AA KK QQ) from early position...this adds deception to your game and you can induce raises from weaker hands (hands that probably would have folded or just called your early pos raise) and you can reraise ,or just call preflop and raise on the flop,to build a big pot
everytime i get a big hand and raise, everybody folds...never get any action...
sometimes ,for mixing up your game u can open limp big pocket pairs ( like AA KK QQ) from early position...this adds deception to your game and you can induce raises from weaker hands (hands that probably would have folded or just called your early pos raise) and you can reraise ,or just call preflop and raise on the flop,to build a big pot
while this is true, its terrible advice for a microstakes player.
sub optimal plays are used for deception against people who know how to play.
my point was that he should sometimes open limp with AA KK QQ in early position because ppl expect him to raise with these hands and they will not put him on a strong hand and raise him with weaker hands ,that probably would have folded or just called his early pos raise...=> he will get action with his big hand
he may be a microstakes player but there is no reason why he should not get tricky once in a while especially if he observed that everyone folds to his early pos raises
my point was that he should sometimes open limp with AA KK QQ in early position because ppl expect him to raise with these hands and they will not put him on a strong hand and raise him with weaker hands ,that probably would have folded or just called his early pos raise...=> he will get action with his big hand
he may be a microstakes player but there is no reason why he should not get tricky once in a while especially if he observed that everyone folds to his early pos raises
i was referring to tournament poker....forgot to mention it in my post :laugh:OP - do you play tournaments or cash games?
Try to never limp, tournament or cash poker. Having the initiave is so huge to success in this game. When I see someone limp it is just free money.
Yeah I'm not limping anymore, always raise 3bb now.....fold or raise is my thought process....what about limping if people have limped behind you?....and is your book available for download?....thanks