Shorthanded .05/1

[awsome008]

I have been trying to improve my shorthanded game at .05/1. I always seem to lose money when the table starts collapsing. But i do see a lot of lose horrible play when the table gets small. Here is an example SB is a very lose very Lag player. I have been playing with him for about 80 hands with him and he seems to just constantly bet. He had a VIPI of 72% when we were 10 handed.

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (5 SB) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, SB calls.

River: (13.50 BB) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 19.50 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has 8c 9c (two pair, nines and eights).
SB has 6s 7s (flush, queen high).
Outcome: SB wins 19.50 BB. </font>

Is limping in with 8/9 suited ok when we are shorthanded like this or should i come in for a raise ,or just fold? When i looked at this hand i felt like i was just spewing chips and i played it poorly but it is shorthanded so im not sure what to do. Ive read SSHE and have been doing well 10 handed almost at 10k hands to do a checkup.

[ArturiusX]

Never open limp here. I'd probably fold, maybe raise vs tight blinds.

[irishpint]

you cant open limp from late possition. either raise or fold this, depending on your reads of the players, your image and your postflop skills.

[kapw7]

I would raise PF. Wouldn't raise the river.

[SoftcoreRevolt]

I would just fold this, the chances of finding tight blinds in .5/1 are as good as..

I dunno, something pretty unlikely.

[McGahee]

You're giving up way too much if you fold this in the CO in an unraised pot. It's true that raising &gt; limping, but a limp is still better than a fold IMO.

[adsman]

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You're giving up way too much if you fold this in the CO in an unraised pot. It's true that raising &gt; limping, but a limp is still better than a fold IMO.

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Whenever I see a player limp first in on the CO or the button I think to myself, 'Ah, a little pussycat fishy.' 99% of the time my initial read turns out to be correct.

[kapw7]

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You're giving up way too much if you fold this in the CO in an unraised pot. It's true that raising &gt; limping, but a limp is still better than a fold IMO.

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Whenever I see a player limp first in on the CO or the button I think to myself, 'Ah, a little pussycat fishy.' 99% of the time my initial read turns out to be correct.

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And what do you think when he takes a big pot with a straight or a flush?

I agree with open raising 89s but against calling stations limping is fine and folding is a mistake.