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EP Limping Question
What do you think of opening hands like AQs, AJs, and ATs for a limp from EP - at 10nl 6max?
Rationale
1. Typical villains play passively, so at least half the open limps don't get raised.
2. AT+ plays pretty well in limped pots, rarely dominated and often dominating.
3. Limp/call disguises typical line with small pp's and makes them easier to play against overcards.
Downside
* You end up out of position with an easily dominated hand in raised pots, and just have to fold in reraised ones.
I know that #3 is weak since they don't pay attention down here, but when I've played 25nl, there's enough 3betting to make limping small pp's attractive in EP. Actually, #2 is the strongest argument given the awful postflop play in limped pots at 10nl. But overall its a tactic that has to win a lot of small ball to make up for the medium/big hands you can lose.
I was afraid to post this. It's non-standard and probably a terrible idea at higher stakes. But over 5k hands at 10nl, I'm fairly pleased with it. If I play extremely careful in raised pots, it seems to work out. It allows to me to open a few extra hands in EP where I'm generally only playing something 11/8.
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