I don't think limping in is a bad thing I do it fairly often and do hit monster cards and i like to limp in with KK AA and hopefully trap aggressive player.Limping in a freeroll tournment does work because it always have some that will raise always.
i think it is ok to limp if you mix it up a little. I also think later in a tournament limping is not the right play, but early there are definately situations. On the other hand Chris Fergusen who is a great player never ever limps as most of you know. I think the reason he does this is so people cant put him on a hand easily. I watched him play online and what he was doing was raising 2.5X blind at the earliest stage in the tournament. This allowed him to stay in with hands like pocket 3s or a suitd connector and if someone reraise huge he could fold without loseing much. I couldnt see his cards, but im guessing he was doing it for that reason he might have been playing tight and just getting lucky and playing a lot of hands. This is different compared to how most people say u should play early it hink they say u should raise 4-5X blind. But i guess fergusen is so good he can get himself in tough situations and make the right play a lot of the time
I don't think limping is a very bad thing to do, IMO limping should be done more often earlier in the mtt other than later, because early on the tournament there's a lot more calling stations that wont raise you very often when ever you limp and you can get paid of well when you flop that straight and they hit top pair.
but later on the tournament there's going to be better players who will crush you when you try to limp.
but later on the tournament there's going to be better players who will crush you when you try to limp.
I make it a habit to never limp with anything considered premium. I have just been bitten too many times to do it. It is easy to want to try to get as much action on the flop, but never fun when your AA loses to 74 on a straight...
Like almost every other play in poker, whether to limp or not depends a lot on the tale dynamics and the situation. I will limp in the big hand in early position if I am at a table of over agrressive players. If I feel pretty confident someone else will raise, I'll limp in ealry position and go for the check raise. If I'm at a table with a lot of calling stations, passive players, or players who like to see flops for cheap, I'll raise every big hand I get. It all depends on the players and the situation.
If you can limp and see the flop without being raised behind that's good, especially with small pairs and suited connectors, or from the button or blinds with a crappy hand.
I like to limp with AA in early position if I think somebody will raise behind, and I can come over the top.
But in both these cases, you have to have a sense of the table and the players. There are very few concrete rules in poker, it's almost always situational.
I like to limp with AA in early position if I think somebody will raise behind, and I can come over the top.
But in both these cases, you have to have a sense of the table and the players. There are very few concrete rules in poker, it's almost always situational.
I find that I use limping against very aggressive players that I am sure will re-raise and will allow me to set them up and come over the top. I will also limp with suited connectors since those are the pots you don't mind having more than one caller in. Otherwise I prefer not to limp because I play a rather aggressive style and will usually get calls even when I raise.
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limping also disguises your hand. I dont want to limp in when the blinds become overwellin and im out of position. limping when the blinds are low is okay because a standard raise isnt that much. i ususally dont limp once the tourney starts anting and start tightening up.
Limping can be a good thing and is a good tactic if you want to draw players and money into the pot. However there are risks and you have to accept these risks. I would say only limp if you are in late position with no or very few bets before it gets to you. You want to give the players after you, keep them to 1 or 2, false hope and then hit them hard and take their chips.
