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Old 12-29-2005, 01:11 PM
benkath1 benkath1 is offline
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Default Overlimping (thanks bottomset)

After a sweat session with bottomset last week, we talked about my play. He pointed out that I overlimped a few times too many. I've never heard that term, but found it very valuable.

I had a good seat to the left of 3 semi loose passive players and to my left were 3 tighty's. Like vpip<20 guys. Overall the table wasn't that great. The hand I remember was 89s in MP, it went a little something like this:

Party Poker 1.00/2.00 Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(10 handed)</font> link

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5.00 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+2 calls, Hero folds.

The thing he pointed out was that with the tight players behind me, I probably wouldn't get enough callers to make the hand playable. I needed a few more callers in front. It hadn't clicked at the time and I asked if he raised with that, and he said usually no.

What I've figured out about this thus far:
<ul type="square">[*]I get stuck in a small pot with a marginal drawing hand.[/list] <ul type="square">[*]I have zero fold equity with calling stations in front.[/list] <ul type="square">[*]Even if I hit one of my cards, I could be reverse dominated.[/list]
Now this is something I haven't seen discussed, but could also pertain to hands like T9s, KJo, Axs and others.

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Old 12-29-2005, 01:39 PM
shant shant is offline
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Default Re: Overlimping (thanks bottomset)

Yeah he's absolutely right here. Also, with aggressive players behind you risk being raised and having to call another bet to see a flop.

As far as the other hands you asked about, I'd fold T9s, I'd raise KJo, and depending on how much they call/fold postflop, I'd raise Axs. Usually A7s and above, and fold the rest, but it can lower depending on how weak the UTG player is.

The only time I like overlimping weak players with qustionable preflop hands is when I'm on the button.
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Old 12-29-2005, 02:02 PM
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Default Re: Overlimping (thanks bottomset)

98s is ok multiway, but if you have 3 tighties on your left, you dont know that its gonna be multiway yet. 3-way isnt multiway enough for 98s imo. T9s, same thing.

Axs I probably limp with too much, that's a trap hand and I fall for it all the time. I limp with Axs at party .5/1 10h from pretty much any position, cuz odds are there'll be 5 to the flop. 6max games I'll raise it, thins the herd and makes A-hi stronger shorter handed.
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Old 12-29-2005, 02:04 PM
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Default Re: Overlimping (thanks bottomset)

Also, with aggressive players behind you risk being raised and having to call another bet to see a flop.

Another excellent point i forgot to mention... That's probably a better reason to fold than 'not multiway enough'.
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Old 12-29-2005, 02:10 PM
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Default Re: Overlimping (thanks bottomset)

Small pocket pairs to some extent, too.

Basic SSH stuff.

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Old 12-29-2005, 02:16 PM
McNeese72 McNeese72 is offline
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Default Re: Overlimping (thanks bottomset)

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Axs I probably limp with too much, that's a trap hand and I fall for it all the time. I limp with Axs at party

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That's one of my leaks that I keep doing too much. Playing Axs in early position. I need to tighten that up especially at tight aggresive full ring tables. Not enough callers and too much of a chance to get raised behind me.
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Old 12-29-2005, 02:39 PM
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Default Re: Overlimping (thanks bottomset)

This is something I'm working on. For me, I believe it has to do with the "chart." Now that I"m comfortable that I know the default recommendations, I am working on thinking about WHY I limp/raise/fold any given hand. Most of them are easy (I raise KK because I am a big favorite/fold T7o because it's trash) but the middle suited connectors and little offsuit broadway hands are food for thought.
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Old 12-29-2005, 03:15 PM
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Default Re: Overlimping (thanks bottomset)

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... but the middle suited connectors and little offsuit broadway hands are food for thought.

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I think it's just a matter of steeling yourself to wait with those until LP, much like when you first threw away K4o when you realized that it's trouble. My personal demon is Axs.
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Old 12-29-2005, 03:22 PM
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Default Re: Overlimping (thanks bottomset)

Forgot Axs and Kxs type hands in my list. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Old 12-29-2005, 03:38 PM
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Default Re: Overlimping (thanks bottomset)

all the hands you listed I'm usually still limping here minus the 98s.
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