Why in the world would you ever limp in?

[WisdomMan87]

there is a lot of good reasons to limp
1. it good to mix up your game to keep them guessing
2. you have a small pocket pair and are looking to set mine with it but cant take the heat of a reraise of your hand, It keep your opponents wider so when you do flop a set there more people in hand sometimes that will hit there kj on k 4 5 vs your 44 pocket pair
3. to keep people who like to limp in with ace rags in the pot to stack them with better kicker
4.as part of balancing my range i will limp some very strong hands to say aa early position vs agro players late to mid position to give them the opertunity to raise because raiseing myself will shut down action from them
5.to build an certin image at the table to try to misslead them later

 

[akmost]

Depends on the player.In a MTT an open limp[approx. 20bbs] most of the times implies a semi-strong hand with lot of potential post flop. Regulars do that move if they have observed that there are some really aggressive players after them to act and they can 3bet them pretty lightly, so in that case a flip scenario is the best outcome for that move.

If someone keeps open limps from early position yeap I believe we can give him the fish tag very easily!

 

[LifeLab]

WisdomMan87 - I like your thinking. Thanks for that post.

 

[skaterick]

One of my favorite expressions is ' limpers seldom prosper ' .

 

[LifeLab]

The idea of being a poker chameleon with limping. It worked for me this morning although it's going to take time.

 

[terryk]

I`ve noticed the only people who don`t like limping are the people who are being trapped by it or else why does it bother you? i have a strong post flop game so i say,Limp on!

 

[Lerts]

limping to often allow players with marginal hands to see the board and then they often end up having made monster hands. I normally raise it up when im in to get out the players with the marginals hands

 

[John Bor]

I will limp with a premium hand
but we must be careful

 

[naruto_miu]

I much prefer to open ATC (That are with-in normal boundaries to limping with ATC) but their are times when limping In Is a must.

For Instance, you have 4 options.

1) When you know the rest of the table will call your opens (As that table Is full of stations), In this case, opening=Bleeding chips. Even If you open 3.5x-4.5x with a hand such as AKs/AQs/AJs/KQs/A10s/AKo+AQo+AJo+A10o and 10s<. If you're getting like 3+ players to call you every-time, than you must also realize that AK type of hands, only flop about 29% of the time, thus you're missing almost 70% of the time. Now are you really still gonna open these types of hands all the time, knowing damn well you're actually still gonna get called?

I'm not saying that you should be limping with these hands either, but generally speaking (Being the lone wolf/opening all the time) when the table Isn't gonna fold regardless, Isn't the brightest move Is It?

2) Limping with small pairs-mid pairs to flop sets and/or being able to call raises, rather than raising and having to call a 3bet vs aggressive players, seems like a sound rule to live by.

3) Limping to trap the overly aggressive players with your "Top tier monster hands", I've done this move In the past, but this move only works under certain situations and Is not a move to do all the time.

4) Lastly by limping In (You're not winning the most and/or as much as you can), since the pot will always be tiny pre. Yet at the same time depending on villain tendencies, we're able to get the most when we smash the flop and lose the least when we miss the flop.

Again, I sure don't limp, I much prefer to 3bet/4bet and GII and/or open myself, but I do switch It up depending on the type of table I'm actually at

 

[bstest]

I ordinarily limp with mid range hands in late position.

 

[naruto_miu]

I like to limp in when I have a really good hand: trips, flush, straight, etc

You can't limp In with "Trips/Flush's and/or straights" Pre-Flop can you

 

[rushdaman]

Sometimes you have to mix it up against opponents or they will get a read on you fairly quickly so yes limiping even with a monster hand can be very beneficial in the long run. You cant just play like a robot mix it up.

 

[BukuDuckets]

I don't know if it's a tell tale sign of a monster. I find myself playing in a robotic routine. One time I was at Borgata in Atlantic City playing $5/ $10 and I was talking to the waitress or something and didn't notice the action was on me UTG, so I just limped without looking at my cards, then looked to find I had aces. of course everyone was playing like maniacs 3 betting and 4 betting, so when it finally came back around to me, I 6-bet and everyone folded. That was the first time I ever limped in and ever since from time to time I do it. Strategically though, I find it's best to min raise if you think there is a chance no one will bet after you because the big blind can have anything and you open yourself up to all types of nonsense after the flop. It's always the hand that everyone and their mother would fold in the big blind to a min raise that ends up cracking aces. Another reason to limp, in my opinion, is if you have a hand like 910 suited or 56 suited, or maybe even QJ. In all honesty, I think with hands like that you want as many people as possible in the pot to get as much value for your hand as possible, as most people will stay in line betting, so long as no one has something monstrous and you will be able to squeeze out the straight draw or flush draw. With a hand like Aces, or Kings, you really just want to be fighting over one big pot with one or two other players (less is best). Just my thoughts on it.

 

[acemenow]

I enjoy limping in lets me see more flops and saves my chips if my premium hand does not hit. All depends on the table though and my chipstack. Many times this strategy has kept me in the game longer, other times it backfires.

 

[A2020]

I like to limp in when I have a really good hand: trips, flush, straight, etc

Isn't the term "Limp" a pre-flop thing only?

I'm confuse here.

 

[Vilgeoforc]

I limping if someone has gone limp in the pot. . But only if my stack is more than 25 blinds.

 

[naruto_miu]

Isn't the term "Limp" a pre-flop thing only?

I'm confuse here.

Might be this player plays PLO, and limps with 333 or 4 card flush's? Shoot might as well be limping with Quads

 

[MKaizer07]

I usually like to limp in when I have a very strong hand against a very aggressive player. that way they don't know I have a hand that can possibly beat them. I also like to limp in during early position and let people raise me to disguise my hand.

 

[BetterNot]

I try to stick some variation in my hands so i dont get too predictable. I dont like it tho when the BB can just check pre-flop since then he can be holding anything

 

[Vlad symrak]

Poker is very risky game and one mathematics is not enough!Luck is on par with the theory of probability breaks the game even for professionals!

 

[Amanda A]

I limp from the SB or BB with other limpers in the pot because I'm getting good odds to call a hand I would otherwise fold.

 

[Rational Madman]

I`ve noticed the only people who don`t like limping are the people who are being trapped by it or else why does it bother you? i have a strong post flop game so i say,Limp on!

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