Limping HU

[doormat]

Hi Stoneage,
Perhaps I misunderstood your premise. If a player ALWAYS calls a raise, meaning he plays every hand no matter what his holdings, then of course you should limp with some frequency. I just haven't found such a player yet but would appreciate it if you let us know where he plays! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
doormat

[StoneAge]

Of course this type of opponent is not often found HU, but I have played this type of player a few times. If the BB is on the button as it is on some sites I limp a lot more often in the SB against a player who doesn't raise often since you no longer have good position.

[doormat]

Hi Stone,
I don't think we have any substantial disagreement on this, especially when the BB is the button. I don't like the structure of those games however and I suspect that sites offering that version have a lack of understanding of the game.

doormat

[StoneAge]

In my somewhat limited heads up experience, I have found that the players who will sit down at these sites HU also have a lack of understanding of the game [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Ulysses]

I limp quite a bit in HU play. I do it against players who raise too much pre-flop and players who don't raise enough pre-flop. I do it against players who fold too much and players who don't fold enough.

[doormat]

Sounds like that covers everyone who ever played except maybe eugeneel, lol.

doormat

[doormat]

True, as well as the people who run those sites!

doormat

[Copernicus]

In general you fold when you are worse than the pot odds you are getting and you raise when you will win more than your fair share of hands.

Heads up in the SB you are almost never worse than the 3/1 you are getting, and should be raising when you are better than 50/50, including folding equity. That still seems to leave something like 25% of the hands where a limp is right mathematically, plus some with stronger hands for deceptive value. Never say never is the almost universal truth.

[Michael Davis]

"I specialize in 25-50 HU and feel I really know the game well."

It doesn't matter what you feel. Post what you know and let others decide.

When you go out of your way to tell people how good you are over and over again, it makes it all the less likely. Your posts will stand for themselves if you know what you're talking about.

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-Mike

[Michael Davis]

StoneAge,

I have found that folding all but the strongest of hands is the best play in the ridiculous structure where the button is the BB. I can't see voluntarily putting in money to play out of position here.

I would call on the BB every time my opponent raised.

-Mike