Limping too much?

Hmm, well, according to the feedback I've been recieving in my blog I seem to be limping too much. I've been playing terrible poker the last few days but when it comes to limping that hasn't changed much.

My stats are usually around 22 VPIP and 12 or so PFR. I'm normally limping with small pockets as well as small suited connectors, A7-A9 and medium high connectors in early position. On the button I normally raise with all of the above.

What am I doing terribly wrong? Appreciating all constructive feedback!

Don't limp in early position with those, u'll get raised and in a tough position against a late raiser, it's even worse if u limp in then flat call a raise oop with that kind of hands, fold them EP, limp in MP if there are already limper in the hand, raise them LP.

22/12 is kinda fishy for lower stakes.

I never limp A7-A9 in EP -- suited or not. In fact, I never limp A7-A9 from any spot other than the SB (of course there's exceptions, like 6 limpers, and you're sitting on the button, but even then I'd only consider calling if it's suited). And you don't want to be calling pre-flop raises with A9- either.

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/218871 If you're going to raise pre-flop, raise properly. Stick to the 4BB+1BB/limper rule. You should have made it $1.25 to go. And yeah, fold to the re-raise. No reason to play AJo for a 3-bet oop.

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/218870 Again, you need to raise more pre-flop.

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/218834 Same old story -- raise properly if you're going to raise pre-flop, fold to the re-raise. Fold to the flop min-raise. Going broke here with QJ is a bad thing.

Basically, remove Ax from your limping range completely from any position (maybe even AT in EP); learn to raise AJ+ from any position, but be ready to fold to resistance. Raise properly pre-flop. Learn to fold TPBK. Maybe try your luck at 10NL for a couple sessions.

Thanks to both of you, I'll try to think about that and try my luck on NL10 for now to get used to it.

edit: lol, 10 mins at NL10 and I've had AA twice, went AI pf both times (they pushed) against 77 and 88 and both of them hit four of a kind

You'll get sucked out a lot in your career, just get used to it and keep playing your A game.

dont limp pocket pairs. Some people will disagree with me here, but you should be folding anything less than 77 in EP. Other than that pretty much always raise pp in 6 max. Theres almost never a reason to limp in 6 max (there are a few exceptions like when you have suited connector or something similar in the sb and the entire table limps etc). Also, if you're gonna play SCs raise them in position and dont try to play them OOP. Definitely dont limp weak aces in EP, that is begging for trouble and has terrible reverse implied odds. Stuff like QJo KJo ATo can be raised from easy position, but you probably shouldnt do it every time, its pretty marginal.

Main Idea: Limping is bad and position is of the utmost importance.

I raise all pocket pairs from all positions in 6max.

how does this sound to you? just never limp, easy as that.
That's what I do and probably many others here as well, you can do that at 6max. When you enter a pot, you raise it or you call a raiser. With this you have a huge advantage: you either are the aggressor in the hand or you have position on the aggressor. Play tight out of the blinds.
If you stick to that, it's easier to decide what kind of hands you want to play. If it's not worth raising it's not worth playing at all and it's easier to fold "trouble hands" in early position like KJo, AT etc.

And position is soooo important, cannot mention it enough.

You could simply try to tighten up, if you think that's boring, simply play more tables, then you should crush NL10 I think.

And I think all kind of pocket pairs are great hands for beginners, because they are so easy to play, sespecially low Pocket pairs, its: "set it or forget it". Sets are the shit, most of my profit comes from them. But be aware who you play them against, your opponent should have deep stacks, because you need high implied odds to make them profitable, because you are only 1 to 7,5 to hit a set on a flop.

If you raised your pocket pairs, the initial pot will be larger and it will be more easy to get all the money in, if you set it.

Really great advices here, I'll definitely try playing after them next session. After making this thread I played about 700 hands at NL25 and made $115. The most problematic hands would be hands like TJo for instance, what do you do with them in middle and late position, do you just ignore them?

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TJo u can just pitch in middle position really at nl25. id raise it on button and maybe CO dependant on table image really

try to always raise with pp, unless the table is like all short stacks. It helps build the pot and you'll get a chance at stacking people more often with flopped sets.

Seriously, never open limp, open raise.

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On June 27 2007 23:42 Silver)Z( wrote: thats a pretty nice article conspiracy

read all 7 of them and put them in 2 practice i just read a few words from the 1st one

need to read them all