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Archive for June 2nd, 2009

To Limp With Aces

by Shinju Gulbrand

Have you ever limp with Aces? Or this term is unfamiliar to you? Well, if you have browse online poker forums or website, you’ve already have heard of this strategy. Even popular poker players know about this and discusses this on their sites.

Its like this, when you play and you’re the first one to act or you’re under the gun and you have a hole cards of Aces with 9 more players after you, you decided to limp and call the blind. And then if you’re fortunate enough, someone will raise the bet for you.

If someone raise the bet for you, its safe for you to re-raise his bet and if you’re lucky enough, you can take all the money from the pot before the flop against a lower pair of hole cards.

The question is: What will you do if after you limp your aces, there are other players who called, maybe 1 or more and that includes the blinds?

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