WLLH: PF Limp-ReRaise

[LipBalmGuy]

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I don't LRR at full tables when I'm playing seriously, but I do it seriously at 2+2 tables when people are playing LAGGY. Generally I'll do it with AA-KK, 99, QJs, QTs, JTs, AKs, and occasionally AJs and 77.

Rob

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If you have a copy of Gary Carson's book The Complete Book of Hold'Em Poker (which is very good), look at the chart on the bottom of page 150, under "gambling hands" in chapter 12 "The theory of starting hand value". He suggests some hands to raise from the button if you know you're going to get a certain number of callers. For example, if you have T9s and you know you'll get five callers, raise! (At least according to Gary's chart -- he's more of a maniac than I am.)

That helps to answer "when and what do I limp-reraise with?" Once you know you'll get callers, raise with some of these hands (adjusting for position).

For example (preflop):[*]EP calls[*]J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] limps[*]MP1 raises[*]MP2 calls[*]LP calls[*]BT calls[*]BB calls[*]EP calls[*]J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] should raise here

That's because you know you're going to get five or six callers. It wasn't strong enough to raise without those callers before, but it is now.

[tor]

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If the sum of PFR%s behind you is greater than or equal to 95%, I think a limp-reraise attempt is in order.

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How do you arrive at this value? How do you know it isn't 50%?

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Well, WLLH says only to LRR when you're *sure* someone behind you will raise. 50%, imo isn't anywhere near sure. So, I picked 95%. I haven't played enough hands to get good statistics, but it would be interesting to see how "good" of a number this is.

Perhaps one of the vets could take a look in their dbs and see how good of a stat this really is.

[tmoore44]

The only times (3) I've limped/reraised is when I've had a maniac sitting to my right. Someone who's raising 30-40% of their hands. My reriase will force everyone between me and the maniac to call 2 more bets since I know the maniac will cap preflop.

I usually get enought cold callers at 0.50/1.00 that I've never had to worry about the limp/reraise at a normal table