IGMorton
07-13-2005, 08:00 PM
I'd like to propose a challenge to anyone out there who is confident that all limping is evil. The idea is that we each play the next 10,000 hands (or 20,000) and compare results at the same level and site.
In the loose 3/6 games i play, i don't think i really have much fold equity. After running some poker stove tests i'm not convinced that limping is wrong with the sort of drawing hands that prefer more players. Needless to say i don't always open-limp with any particular hand, nor do i always over-limp with my favorites.
But, i'd be willing to play a few choice hands and "always limp" if my opponent will do the opposite and either raise / fold the agreed upon hands. Some examples:
Open-limping from UTG:
55 - 77
QJs, QTs, JTs
Over-limping after 1 limper:
above hands +
A7s - A4s
K9s, K8s
J9s, T9s, T8s, 98s
Over-limping after 2 limpers:
above hands +
44 - 22
A3s, A2s
K7s, K6s
Q9s, Q8s
87s - 54s
97s, 86s
QJo, QTo, JTo
Over-limping after 3 limpers:
above hands +
J9o, T9o, T9o, 98o
In the loose 3/6 games i play, i don't think i really have much fold equity. After running some poker stove tests i'm not convinced that limping is wrong with the sort of drawing hands that prefer more players. Needless to say i don't always open-limp with any particular hand, nor do i always over-limp with my favorites.
But, i'd be willing to play a few choice hands and "always limp" if my opponent will do the opposite and either raise / fold the agreed upon hands. Some examples:
Open-limping from UTG:
55 - 77
QJs, QTs, JTs
Over-limping after 1 limper:
above hands +
A7s - A4s
K9s, K8s
J9s, T9s, T8s, 98s
Over-limping after 2 limpers:
above hands +
44 - 22
A3s, A2s
K7s, K6s
Q9s, Q8s
87s - 54s
97s, 86s
QJo, QTo, JTo
Over-limping after 3 limpers:
above hands +
J9o, T9o, T9o, 98o