4 Common Preflop Plays That Give Away Your Hand
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Hand reading is one of the toughest skills for many aspiring poker players. It’s easy to read a book and learn about pot odds, learn about playing aggressively, and so forth. But many players, especially many new players, are lost ...
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Limp Reraise: I’ve seen people do this with a slightly wider range, but always with AK or a pocket pair, down to about 99. A variation on this is the person who limps in behind one or two players in a very loose game, only to shove all-in with the re-raise. My own observations are that this variation is typically done with 9’s, T’s or Jacks.
In any case, I think the rationale depends on the player. Some players will make this move into a weak field looking to get one or even two callers with a superior hand. If it seems like the person is a “better” player, expect Aces here. Less experienced players (we were all there at some time, some of us can still remember - too well) dread playing such a “strong” hand past the flop because their own hand reading skills are poor. The idea (I think) in this scenario is “I’m almost certainly, probably maybe ahead in the hand right now. If I see a flop, I’m either going to get out-played or pay off my stack to someone who will inevitably suck out on me. If I shove and get called, I can at least berate the other persons bad call. Unless I’m crushed.” Now back to the rest of the article.