limping or raising ????

[Polle67 0]

If you sit on the button with QQ do you limp or rais.Let´s say you have 5 people called and then a raisand another call before you´re up.....????????Do you act differently on limit and no limit ?????

[semaj550 0]

In limit - RaiseIn no-limit - Raise bigThe reason for this is that Queens play MUCH better heads up than they do multi-way. A raise is both a bet for value when you are very likely to have the best hand and it can reduce the playing field to one or 2 players.This is much harder to do in limit and most (and likely all) of the limpers are likely to call your raise but you are playing a +EV play and should make it everytime.In no-limit I try to pick a raise that is most likely to result in the nummber of callers that I want (2 max, 1 okay, 0 preferably). I'd say 4x, 5x the BB or more depending on how loose the limpers have been playing. In no-limit you have to defend this hand to the teeth when it's the best and preflop is when you are most likely to still have the best hand. If people are playing back at you post flop (unless you've hit a set) they've either got a big draw or a big hand that could potentially trump your overpair. Don't let them get to this flop cheaply. If you don't you'll be a long run winner by taking the best of it with the best hand.

[Scott3705 0]

It would really depend on what you thought a raise would do. If I really felt like the whole table which has already called with still call, I'd rather just see a flop. If you think the limpers will fold, raise it up to thin the field and also get an idea of where you're at in respect to the original raiser

[Scott3705 0]

I'd say 4x, 5x the BB It's already been raised tho. Probably to 4x's. Maybe more since there were limpers.

[TFABOM 0]

Raise.

[sloshr 0]

Of course you raise. You clearly have the best hand here, so get more money in the pot. If they fold great, if they call, that's good too. I don't understand the point of calling, unless you are looking for a bad beat story to tell. You have position as well, so if it is a bad flop, you can get some information before playing on.

[Swift_Psycho 1]

Raise.

[Nikki_N 17]

I like the first answer. Raise in limit, raise big in no limit.Nikki