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I'm finding that all the tourneys I play in, there is more pre-flop raising than there used to be. After all, players, even at the $1.10 buy-in level all know that if you're going to play a hand, you're better off raising with it than limping. But if everyone at the table knows this, then is there any value in going against the grain and limping with a playable hand, then after it gets raised, go ahead and re-raise? Does anyone do this? Is it a good weapon to use?
Yes but not just a playable, you talking top 5, AA KK QQ AKs and JJ vs a loose raiser, other then that you'll be facing monsters by anything that calls or 5 bets
I have found that limping in or just calling a raise with AA or KK makes you more money in the long run because it keeps more people in the hand
Limping is good because it disguises your hand, weak players have a hard time hand reading by the river, if you have the nuts they will still call with a semi decent hand and donate to you
I have done this a lot more lately cause as you said there are a lot more preflop raising going on. I don't do it right away until I get the feel for the table and see if they are playing this way or not. If it is a tight table I will raise with premium hand but they are loose I will limp and reraise. Good tips.
I've seen people do that, but it does not seem to work - at least if your intention is to get folks to fold so you can steal.
Its always Aces... they would never do that with jacks...
Sometimes I like to limp in to disguise my hand strength and just call any reraises, but other times I just announce the strength. Have to switch it up.
the game is getting harder, and people are finding ways to learn . but if you really know who your playing, limp or raise, its good to know your game and what hand to do it when to do it .
Its best to mix up your play as much as posible - becoming too predictable causes losing
just remember that if your going to limp in and wait for someone to raise pre flop then re-raise them you better be ready to go all in because 8 out of 10 times once it gets back to the original raiser after you limped/re-raised he/she is probably going to shove..this is online poker after all..lol
It has not worked for me to be a limper with any playable hand, you loose the ability to predict what you are up against after the flop.
I often times find myself limping in with AA or KK, just so I can get someone else to bet, so then I can re raise on them. I just hate starting off with a bet with one of those hands, and havin everyone folding
It depends on the kind of table you are at. Good players will mix it up, bad ones will play the same. In the beginnings of tournaments playing tight is pretty much a must though.
I would say that this kind of play is really useful with KK or AA but less useful with QQ because alot of the time you will be facing AK and thus the hand is a coin flip.
I would suggest to never limp early in the tournament. If the blinds get bigger you can do it more often with a big hand. I agree with s810car that you would only be holding big hands like AA, KK, QQ or even AK. AK i would even fold to a raise and reraise, most of the time. Depends on my own stack and the reraise. I would not be shoving over the top with it. Also limping can most of the time only be good when your either "under the gun" or very early position (more chance that someone raises).