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Ariadne
Old 04-12-2008, 02:16 PM     Post subject: What does Avoid limping when folded to. #1 (permalink)  

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The phrase in the Beginners Digest is this (for when betting preflop with the small blind)

If you are folded too in the small blind raise any reasonable hand like A9+, KT+, QJ and all pairs. Avoid limping when folded to. Many BB's will simply raise you with any two cards if you do.

I figure BB's mean the big blind in this case. So I think he's saying that the whoever's in the Big Blind position will raise the small blind's limp. But what does the when folded to mean?

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Old 04-12-2008, 02:39 PM #2 (permalink)  
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There are times in a game where everyone before the small blind folds their hands, leaving just the blinds left to decide what to do.

This is a blind vs blind situation.
 
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Old 04-12-2008, 10:11 PM     Post subject: Re: What does Avoid limping when folded to. #3 (permalink)  
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Originally Posted by Ariadne
Avoid limping when folded to. Many BB's will simply raise you with any two cards if you do.
This isn't true, particularly at newbie stakes. However, online I think you're best off raising becaue people will often play lots of tables and just click the fold button. Where-as in a live game they're not making fold decisions out of turn and often bored if trying to play tight.
 
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Old 04-13-2008, 12:14 AM #4 (permalink)  

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it is basically means that you should never just call if you are first in the pot.
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Old 04-14-2008, 01:03 AM #5 (permalink)  

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Thank you! I've already put this in practice, and I see it done a lot now that I'm watching for it.
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Old 04-14-2008, 01:19 AM #6 (permalink)  
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I think you see a bit more SB raising when folded to in tournies than you do in cash as blind stealing seems a little more common there. I see tons of SBs limp to my BB in cash.

I won't auto-raise, but most of the time I do and 85% of the time they fold.
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