Medium strength/marginal hands in SB in multi way limped pot w loose players... raise or fold
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 22
I play at 25nl on Bovada and this situation keeps arising where there are multiple loose fishy limpers and I'm in the small blind w ATo, KJ, KTo, QJ, QTs, 77,88. I feel like I am ahead of their ranges being mainly, any 2 suited cards especially Kx, Qx, Jx, 22-55, 34-9To. Being out of position I feel that it is a marginal spot at best as often a pot sized raise will get a lot of folds and sometimes I will limp 77,88 behind but with multiple callers after raising I feel I have to hit the flop with at least top pair, an ace high board, or strong draw in order to continue profitablyand even then it is not hugely profitable being oop... what are your thoughts on playing in this spot or just giving up?
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 1,606
Can you give an example?
If you are uncomfortable in a raised pot OOP then stay away from it.
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 949
I play on tables with a lot of limper's and am still working on what works best for me. I usually will bet large to isolate one of the weak limpers or just win the pot there. For my table I raise pot like yourself and usually get 1 opponent sometimes 2. I am rarely if ever just coming along as it's pretty impossible to play post flop for me. There are some players in my pool that limp strong hands and I have to make sure I take notes on these players and they will kill us in these spots.
The poster above made a good point regarding don't play the pot if you aren't strong playing OOP however, if you aren't good at playing OOP multi-way you need to get better at it and to do that you better play it in profitable spots.
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 22
Sure... 6 max in the SB ~25.00 w AsTh
UTG ~25.00 limps
CO ~10.00 ~vpip 20/40 af~<1 limps
Button ~25.00 ~10/40 af ~2.5 limps
Hero raises 1.50
UTG folds
CO and Button call
Flop is Js Th 5s
Hero bets 2.75
CO and Button call
Turn 6c
Hero checks
CO checks
Button bets 5.50
Hero????
I feel that the button is agressively enough to bet not only a jack but also missed draws like 98, 87, 86, kxs, qxs, and possibly worse tens thinking he's good vs draws. Calling here is marginal here at best imo
Leading the turn perhaps?
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 163
it can be very profitable if you raise hands that flop well -- because let's face it, you will be called pretty often by the limpers.
you can get ~2 streets worth of value from fishes on Q92 flops when you have QJs, for instance. what you can't do is double barrel with air, as you will be called by their entire range.
