Too much limping?

I've been trying hard to plug up my NLHE ring game leaks. Next up on the list: pre-flop aggression (or lack thereof).

Ironically I have no problem with this in SnG tourney play, but I fear I am doing far too much limping at the 10 handed ring tables:

Hands I limp at a full 10 man table:

AA/KK/QQ: Sometimes limped from UTG/UTG +1, but rarely.

JJ/TT: Limped from the front of the table, raised from mid/late position.
AK/AQ: Same as above, with AQ being limped slightly more often. TJ Cloutier says that these hands are "very sensible hands to raise from around back with, but are a piece of cheese to raise with from the front. If you get called, where are you with this hand?". On some tables that are loose against pre-flop raises I might raise AK from any position.

77/88/99: Raised only from mid-late/late position. Otherwise limped.

66/55/44/33/22: Limped from all positions.

Now for the crap:

KQs/KJs/AJs/QJs: Played only mid-late position or later. Limp behind limpers. Open raise. Maybe try to pick off a single limper with a raise with AJs/KQs.

QTs/JTs/KTs/ATs: Pretty much same as above, only late position with multiple limpers. Maybe an open raise on the button.

A9s/A8s/A7s: Again late position in multiway pots only. Maybe an open raise on the button.

T9s/89s/etc.: Limped in late position only in multiway pots.

AJo/KQo/KJo/ATo: These I wonder about the most. CO or button only for KJ/ATo, maybe AJo/KQo one position before CO. I usually limp these unless I'm opening the pot. I might try to pick off a single loose limper if I'm in late position with AJo/KQo. I don't like multiway pots with these if there's a ton of limpers since I worry about domination and too much chance of hitting 2nd best. Am I limping these too much?

QJo/JTo/KTo: Almost always a muck at a full table, especially JTo.

Am I limping too much, or does this sound about right?

My NL starting hands has gotten a bit rusty, but most of this looks fine to me:

Originally Posted by DrNoChance

AA/KK/QQ: Sometimes limped from UTG/UTG +1, but rarely.

I would put AA/KK in a different category then QQ. Limping AA/KK only to tryign to get a reaise/re-raise situation.

Originally Posted by DrNoChance

AK/AQ:

I prefer AK as a raising hand from any position. AQ I might fold early, limp middle, raise late position.

Originally Posted by DrNoChance

77/88/99:

I mostly limp these

Originally Posted by DrNoChance

KQs/KJs/AJs/QJs: Played only mid-late position or later. Limp behind limpers. Open raise. Maybe try to pick off a single limper with a raise with AJs/KQs.

QTs/JTs/KTs/ATs: Pretty much same as above, only late position with multiple limpers. Maybe an open raise on the button.

I will play these early, mostly limping. Late position could be a open raise.

Originally Posted by DrNoChance

A9s/A8s/A7s: Again late position in multiway pots only. Maybe an open raise on the button.

I would seldom raise these

Originally Posted by DrNoChance

AJo/KQo/KJo/ATo: These I wonder about the most. CO or button only for KJ/ATo, maybe AJo/KQo one position before CO. I usually limp these unless I'm opening the pot. I might try to pick off a single loose limper if I'm in late position with AJo/KQo. I don't like multiway pots with these if there's a ton of limpers since I worry about domination and too much chance of hitting 2nd best. Am I limping these too much?

Good hands in late poistion to limp, can open raise if late and less opps.

Originally Posted by DrNoChance

QJo/JTo/KTo: Almost always a muck at a full table, especially JTo.

Can be played in late position

I would also add alot of junk can be played on the button, more so than limit holdem since your implied odds vs bet size (e.g. limping) is more favorable.

I didnt see you mention connected suitors, 1-gap suitors. They are good limping hands in late position. Also at looser tables I might tend to limp more the drawing hands (in late position) vs the big-card hands (e.g. AJ)

Originally Posted by DrNoChance

AJo/KQo/KJo/ATo: These I wonder about the most. CO or button only for KJ/ATo, maybe AJo/KQo one position before CO. I usually limp these unless I'm opening the pot. I might try to pick off a single loose limper if I'm in late position with AJo/KQo. I don't like multiway pots with these if there's a ton of limpers since I worry about domination and too much chance of hitting 2nd best. Am I limping these too much?

I would never limp any of these hands for the reasons given above.

Originally Posted by Fnord

Originally Posted by DrNoChance

AJo/KQo/KJo/ATo: These I wonder about the most. CO or button only for KJ/ATo, maybe AJo/KQo one position before CO. I usually limp these unless I'm opening the pot. I might try to pick off a single loose limper if I'm in late position with AJo/KQo. I don't like multiway pots with these if there's a ton of limpers since I worry about domination and too much chance of hitting 2nd best. Am I limping these too much?

I would never limp any of these hands for the reasons given above.

So if you play them then, it's always a raise? I just worry that if I raise and get called I've got to be behind. I feel like I may as well have raised with 72o for all the good top pair might do me post flop if I raise and get called and I'm holding KJo.

I'm assuming that you rarely play these hands at all (I know how you feel about AJo in particular )?

These are fairly strong hands in an unraised preflop pot, 1-2 limpers and your in late position. I think calling or raising are 2 choices, but I do believe you need to play them and at least see the flop. Maybe you can pass them up more frequently based on how loose the table is.