What Is Limping In Poker?

Gregor Schuster / Getty Images To limp in poker is to bet the absolute minimum needed to stay in a hand. Limping is often used when the little blind simply calls the big blind instead of raising. It’s also known as limp in, flat call, or calling the blind.
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To enter the pot by calling rather than raising. For example, in hold’em before the flop, a player who calls the big blind (rather than raises) is described as ‘limping in.’
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What is limping in poker and how to avoid it?

You Can’t Steal the Blinds – When you’re playing micro stakes, stealing the blinds is an essential strategy that you can use to create a steady profit, That’s especially true when you’re playing against passive players who will avoid confrontation and big pots.

• You’re the first to move, and you flat call the big blind. It seems logical because it’s pre-flop, and many players wouldn’t want to commit a lot of chips with a relatively weak hand.
• The next player to move is the small blind (SB), and 0.5x of your bet is negligible pressure. So even if he has a weak hand, it’ll be easier for him to join the pot.
• There’s no pressure for the big blind (BB) to get to the flop. He can join with a weak hand. Even if it’s remotely playable or a hand that he would typically fold if he needs to call a raise.
• If either the SB or BB raises the blinds, you’ll be in a tough spot. That’s because your hands are, most likely, not that strong. If you fold, you just let someone steal your bet.

Player with T9s on the button is more inclined to see the flop if someone open limped. On the other hand it will be unprofitable to call the 3x open. When playing micro stakes, pre-flop is one of the best sources of steady profit. You don’t have to commit a lot of chips, and you only need to apply the right amount of pressure while managing your risks.
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What is an over-limp in poker?

An over-limp occurs when there are already one or more limpers before us. Open-limpers are usually of interest to us. Limping often indicates a weak opponent. It’s profitable for us to play as many hands as possible against weak players.
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What does it mean to limp in blackjack?

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Limping, as a poker strategy goes, is typically considered a pretty weak one. It happens when you call the minimum bet so that you can stay in a hand (and, in community poker, see more cards). As the Kenny Rogers song “The Gambler” teaches us, “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em.” Limping, more often than not, is a sign that a player really doesn’t know when to fold a hand- it indicates to the other players at the table that your hand is weak, and you just want the chance to see extra cards.
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Is limping in a good move in chess?

Open Limp – An example of an open limp is that you are the player under the gun and have the first action preflop. The big blind minimum bet is $10, so you place that bet. The action then proceeds around the table and other players have the chance to call, raise, or fold.

If everyone folds and the big blind checks, then there are just you two in the pot, plus the $5 from the small blind, who folded. More often, in the above scenario, one of the other players will raise the bet. You then have the choice to fold, call, or reraise. If you aren’t prepared to defend your hand and call the raise, you have wasted chips by limping in.

From any position, limping in is considered to be a beginner’s move and weak or passive play. But you might use it as a tactic if you are prepared to call any raise.
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Gertorn Bloch