Limpers Pre-Flop and Starting Hands

[SteveF]

Okay, so as the number of limpers increases preflop, pot odds go up and your starting hand requirement should correspondingly also change (expand).

But based on real play (online and/or B&M) how fine a line do you really need to draw here? Do you expand your starting hands based on 1 limper minimum, 1-2 minimum, 2-3 minimum or 3+ minimum?

Lee Jones talks of 3 or less and 4 or more. Does this seem to pan out in real play?

-Steve

-Good judgement comes from experience
Experience comes from bad judgement

[redd38]

Depends on position I guess... if I'm in late position and everyone has either limped or folded I'll probably try to see the flop with anything, regardless of the number of limpers.

If I'm in mid position and alot of people in front of me limp (3 or 4) I might not call cause that situation is just begging for someone to put in a big raise in late position. So I'd probably raise if anything, the number of limpers will just determine the size of the raise.

[vegasholdem]

Any type of draw...whether its drawing to a straight;flush; or Set requires alot of Callers...at least 5other callers or more!

The reason to limp in with these draws is to prevent a raiser killing your Pot Odds(pot odds must always at least equal the potsize)...thus ultimately killing your profitability(negative expectation).

For instance(if you hold 78offsuit), it's about a 7 to 1 against flopping a 4straight draw....so the Potsize must be at least 7 small bets or greater to show profitability over the long run.

So pot odds and position go hand in hand.

[skel]

Its funny to see everyone limp in and then the BB raise and everyone folds. Always cracks me up