Texas Holdem Poker

A tactic that I like to use in texas holdem poker, especially in sit-n-go poker tournaments is what is known as a limp-reraise.  This type of move is best used at a table where you have a player or a couple of players that do a lot of raising or that like to try and steal your blinds a lot.  ersonally, I am a very tight poker player.  I am the type of poker player that an aggressive player will try and steal my blinds at every opportunity.  This type of move has been very beneficial in the past.

An example I will give is a sit-n-go that I played at the Trump Taj Mahal last year.  We had one player at the table that early on had raised a lot and even took a pot off me with a semi bluff that hit on the river.  I was in early position and I looked down to pocket kings.  I looked over to the guy that raised a lot and I could sense he was itching to raise.  He also happened to be on the button.  I limped into the pot.  A late position player then raised the pot.  At first, I was a little disappointed as I felt that the late crazy raiser would get out.  I was mistaken.  He reraised the pot.  I then moved all in.

Suffice it to say that every poker player gave me a stunned look.  The initial raiser looked at me, shook his head and said “nice limp” as he mucked his cards.  The crazy raiser then called my bet and flipped over pocket tens.  The flop actually came with a king and gave me a set and most of the crazy limpers chip stack.  He just shook his head after the hand and went, “that was a good move.”

The above example just happened to be a near best case scenario.  There are downsides to this type of play.  First, if you limp in you do risk the chance of nobody raising.  This will allow players to see a flop and cheaply outdraw you.  Next, if you try this with a hand such as jacks or queens, you very well could get unlucky and run into kings or aces.

The limp-reraise is a move, not a regular play.  When executed correctly, it will accomplish two things.  First, it will win you chips.  Next, it will put a little bit of confusion in your players heads.  They know you are capable of limping in with monsters.  They may be afraid to raise you when they hold strong hands.  I know in the scenario above that only one player would dare raise me after I won that hand.  Other players let me see a lot of cheap flops.

Again, use this move in very aggressive games.  Using it in rocky games will usually cost you money and make you look like a poor player.  As always, continue to mix up your play and it should reap dividends. Good luck at the tables.

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