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jn137
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I'm referring specifically to pre-flop action here.. but I have encountered this situation a few times where a table is full of "gamblers" who will basically call no matter what. We've all seen them.. money is pretty much not even a factor as the attitude is "Well, we haven't even seen any cards yet so how could I fold? I guess it just costs $X to play now.."
I'm not a huge fan of limping, except in certain situations where it can be beneficial. But, at what point does raising pre-flop just get thrown out the window? Or does it ever? If you are inevitably going to go 7-8 ways to flop, with almost no way of determining your opponents range(s), when does trying to get value out of your hand become too risky? Even KK, AA, AKs are very vulnerable when this many could hit some random two pair, trips, etc.
In the long run we can take advantage of these players almost every time, isolating them. But against an entire table.. things change. How do you handle these situations? Raise more, less? The same? Again, regarding pre-flop here specifically.
I'm not a huge fan of limping, except in certain situations where it can be beneficial. But, at what point does raising pre-flop just get thrown out the window? Or does it ever? If you are inevitably going to go 7-8 ways to flop, with almost no way of determining your opponents range(s), when does trying to get value out of your hand become too risky? Even KK, AA, AKs are very vulnerable when this many could hit some random two pair, trips, etc.
In the long run we can take advantage of these players almost every time, isolating them. But against an entire table.. things change. How do you handle these situations? Raise more, less? The same? Again, regarding pre-flop here specifically.