Could you tell me how you handle limpers (people who limp into the pot) please? Thank you.
It depends on the type of limper Broadly speaking there are four different types:
1. Weak passive players who just like to see flops as cheaply as possible
2. Calling stations
3. Maniacs who limp reraise super wide
4. Trappers who limp monsters hoping to limp reraise
Type 1 will either fold to raises a lot, or call too wide forcing them to check fold most flops as their range is just too wide. The best way to exploit them is to isolate (raise) them very wide, wider than you would open if folded to. If they call, cbet every flop. The players behind may notice that you are doing this, and adjust. If they start threebetting you wide (as they should), tighten your isolating range to a similar range you would open, and play your range the way you'd normally play against an aggressive three bettor (four betting more for example). If the players behind aren't threebetting you much but are flatting a lot leading to lots of multi-way pots, then dump
hands that play badly multi-way like unsuited weak aces and easily dominated unsuited weaker Broadways, and choose hands that play well multi-way (suited aces, pairs, suited connectors)
Type 2 players won't fold much if at all to your isolations preflop, and will call down far too wide postflop. Isolate them with high card hands that will make top pair a lot, value bet much wider postflop, don't
bluff (semi bluffs are ok as they'll pay you off if you hit) and never bluff rivers
Type 3 doesn't fold much preflop and will limp reraise a lot, and will play aggro postflop with lots of donk leads and check raises. Don't isolate them too wide: stick to value hands. Pot control medium strength hands postflop, and be prepared to stack off much wider
Type 4 are looking to limp reraise monsters. Exploit them by not raising as much. Your raising range should be polar (hands that are strong enough to continue versus a limp reraise, and weak hands with blockers that don't play well as calls and don't mind folding to reraises), and limp behind with hands that can crack big pairs (suited connectors, lower pairs, Axs)
Thanks for your question and hope this helps!
