When They Open-Limp on the Button

[andyfox]

In smaller games, it's usually an unsophisticated player who has a pretty good, but not great hand.

In the bigger games, it can either mean the above or a trap.

40-80. There's a pretty wild player in the game. He's limping about 2/3 of the time, and then limp-reraising about one out of every three times he's limped. The only times he is raising right away is when he's in late position and everyone else has folded. Post-flop, he's loathe to throw a hand away, but he's not a totally unthinking player. There are a few walkers (and indeed, walking has increased since Commerce went to a rake instead of a time collection) and he has the button on my big blind.

Everyone folds and he limps. The small blind, expecting a raise, looks like he is folding, then sees he has only limped, and calls. I look at my first card and see it is a 2. I check.

Flop is A-A-2 rainbow. Small blind checks, I bet and button calls.

Turn is a 4 completing the rainbow. I bet and button raises. I look at my second card, which is an 8.

Call, raise, or fold?