Originally Posted by
sickread23
Ok Jason here is the deal.... it sounds like you are emulating what you have seen, and perhaps not thinking exploitatively. For the most part, limping the button is suboptimal. Having said that, if you balance your limping range with some limp/raises, it can be an effective strategy. You first need to define his range based on his VPIP from the button. If he is limping his button with a 70% frequency, the you should be raising a decent % of his limps. Example: 30-60 lvl early, he limps and you have A8. Your hand is well ahead of his limping range. I would raise to 210, leaving him with 150 to call, and 270 in the middle. Anything that he flats, you can assume you are beating. He most likely will not flat unless he is bad. He is/will be getting less than 2:1 on his money, and even with implied equity should fold given that he has reverse implied odds. When he limps and you raise and he re-raises, he is forced to commit a decent potion of his stack. If you make it 210, even if he 3bets to 390, that is a large chunk of his 1500 starting stack. I would cram hands like A2 suited + A5 off + j10 suited + K10. This will force him to adjust. HU poker is all about adjustments. He is playing sub-optimally bu allowing you to see 100% of flops from the BB, and additionally by folding some of his SB's outright. Play your Button well, and capitalize on his Button limps. He will be forced to make adjustments, or you will completely exploit him by following this game plan. If he starts folding more buttons, then you should tighten your raising range. Having said that... if he is limp/3betting a ton, your raising range will be to 100% jam. There is no point in bluffing with a raise, if he is 100% re-raising. Once he starts to limp/fold to your raises, then you can obviously mix in a small % of bluffs. If/when he is forced to change back to a more conventional style, you will obviously be back in more familiar territory. However, if he doesn't adjust, I would say. " Yum Yum".