Only open limp small pocket pairs if there is a very loose passive table dynamic, which isn't too rare necessarily from my experience, kind of depends on the local poker "culture" how the games tend to play. If it's a table where 6-way limped pots are common, and no one raises a whole lot, nor folds to raises when there occasionally is a raise, then open limping 44-88 should be okay. Open raise something like 99+, AJs+, AKo as a default, maybe go wider if people fold a lot. If it is an aggro table(wheather good aggro or bad aggro) just stick to these hands in EP. If it is bad loose passive then you can open limp some stuff like 44-88, ATs, KQs, if it's bad tight passive then maybe open some of these hands. And it's okay to limp behind when in position especially on the button. Have a raising and limping range when IP behind other limpers, and raise for pure value. And when you raise for value, try to find that sweet spot where you are basically opening the maximum size that they will still call. So, if they will fold to a 10x bb raise but call 9x then go with 9x, etc...
If it's a table where 6-way limped pots are common, and no one raises a whole lot, nor folds to raises when there occasionally is a raise, then open limping 44-88 should be okay.
Open raise something like
99+, AJs+, AKo as a default, maybe go wider if people fold a lot. If it is an aggro table(wheather good aggro or bad aggro) just stick to these hands in EP. If it is bad loose passive then you can open limp some stuff like 44-88, ATs, KQs, if it's bad tight passive then maybe open some of these hands. And it's okay to limp behind when in position especially on the button. Have a raising and limping range when IP behind other limpers, and raise for pure value. And when you raise for value, try to find that sweet spot where you are basically opening the maximum size that they will still call. So, if they will fold to a 10x bb raise but call 9x then go with 9x, etc...
Dec. 23, 2012 | 5:38 a.m.