When do you use the limp preflop?

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I don't particularly open a limp, only use for equity, but they are statistically specific and rare extreme situations, as it doesn't make sense in the long run.

When do you use this artifice?
 
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I never open-limp, and also only overlimp when a favourable situation arises with a speculative hand.
 
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I will definitly open-limp in very rare ocasions but I would say I could limp with Aces if I'm in UTG/UTG+1 if the table seems relatively loose.
Otherwise I'm not open-limping
 
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i never open limp i just don't know how to use :unsure::unsure:
 
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i have when i get low pp, other than that, no.
 
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Open lmping is a really bad play, only times i see limping as a viable option is with some small pairs and suited aces after some players have already limped

Also I like limping when i'm small blind (i like to mix limping monsters and speculative hands)
 
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The more participants in the distribution, the higher the probability of winning initially not the strongest starters.
 
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I'm never open limping except from SB. Here I would be playing anywhere between 32% and 80% of hands as a limp, depending on effective stacks.
 
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I don't particularly open a limp, only use for equity, but they are statistically specific and rare extreme situations, as it doesn't make sense in the long run.

When do you use this artifice?
I usually limp, when I'm holding high pairs or premium hands in SB/BB/UTG/UTG+1 and when there are more than two players in the hand, otherwise I hardly limp
 
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usually when you want to play a big pot , by inviting others players in :)
 
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I will definitly open-limp in very rare ocasions but I would say I could limp with Aces if I'm in UTG/UTG+1 if the table seems relatively loose.
Otherwise I'm not open-limping
I think trap with aces nowadays is suicide. Many people will tag you and use the odds against you.
 
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I think trap with aces nowadays is suicide. Many people will tag you and use the odds against you.
I agree friend, I've been through this situation, I still had nothing to do! your point is well clarified
 
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The more participants in the distribution, the higher the probability of winning initially not the strongest starters.
Yes I agree. Therefore, in some cases, if the equity is favorable, it is interesting to just call the limp.
 
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I'm never open limping except from SB. Here I would be playing anywhere between 32% and 80% of hands as a limp, depending on effective stacks.
Particularly, I find this strategy bad and easy to exploit. But it is still used a lot.

In short, I think it's really bad to limp during the early stages of a tournament.
 
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only on SB if someone plays before me. See the flop cheap.
 
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I don't like to do it but currently there are many players who do it to try to trap players it's interesting if you use it well you can trap and hide your hands and it will be profitable I'm applying it to see how it goes
 
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I almost never limp... maybe some situations where you know some villains limp-alin or limp-re-raise.
Some smallblind situations.

Watching some pluribus (poker bot) games, they exploit the sb limp a lot. This got my attention (positively).
 
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I don't particularly open a limp, only use for equity, but they are statistically specific and rare extreme situations, as it doesn't make sense in the long run.

When do you use this artifice?
limping preflop is almost always a bad thing, sometimes you can only use this technique from the button or from the small blind (when you have premium hands) and when everyone has folded before you, in order to try to trap opponents (especially if it is a tournament with knockouts), in other cases, when you limp preflop, you will just lose money in the long run
 
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I limp almost every hand from the SB when the table has folded.
 
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Generally speaking only from the SB.
 
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I do limp sometimes in small blind
 
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