Poker author Steve Selbrede (The Statistics of Poker, Beat the Donks, Donkey Poker) continues his strategy series on low-stakes Las Vegas cash games.
One of the strongest poker mantras we hear is "never limp!" Or at least: "never open-limp." The "raise it if you play it" attitude is nearly universal among strong online poker players and professional live players. So it must be good advice, right?
As usual, the answer is it depends.
Open-Limping Online
Let's begin by considering a statistical analysis of online NL50 and NL100 full-ring no-limit hold'em.