HokieGreg $200 Hyper Turbos

This is an interesting video because I was just thinking about how to handle guys that like to limp ~30%+ with a mix of hands from AA to 75o @ 11-15bb. How would you react with QJs, Q9, QT, J9, J6s, T9o, 98s? I've experimented with just about every option from a small raise, a go & go, a shove and a check but I'm unsure about what to do readless. For instance, if I shove QJs over a limp, they fold a lot and I'm rarely crushed by his calling range. However, this is a very playable hand that dominates a good portion of his limping range while not dominating much of his calling range @ say 15bb. On the other hand, it can still become awkward to raise ~2.5x & play a huge pot OOP where a cbet feels close to committing. Smaller raise sizes make this easier but at the risk of increasing the button's positional advantage & defining my range as stronger while only slightly increasing the pot size. Checking is an option with some merit against spewy opponents but the hand feels too strong to check even if we dominate more of his hands.

The other question is about what to do when facing 2.5x or pot 3bs @ ~25bb while holding A2o-A6o readless. They seem to play too poorly postflop to call but should have decent equity if 4b-shoved... especially since some players will call off hands like KTo. On the other hands, I don't know if randoms 3b enough for this to be best readless and we're definitely dominated by a tighter 3-bet range.

Lastly, how big of a sample do you have where 72o type hands are better limped than mrd or folded?

Hi Katipo,

Regarding limps at 11-15BBs -  how about a minraise there with your top 30% of hands ? Makes your range seem stronger than it is, you will be able to avoid some traps preflop when he limps AA and shoves over your minraise - and most important sets stacks very good on flop if opponent calls - you have then the perfect stack for one half pot bet + one shove on turn.

Just my two cents ...