Limping with AA in NL and in tornies

[Zybomb]

Limping in with AA for me comes down to a few issues, all of which must be met (usually)

- I must be UTG or UTG+1 ... at an extremely aggressive table I may violate this rule.... my position would not matter as much as if I am the first one entering....once there is a limp in front of me (even UTG and Im UTG+1) I will never limp, it just encourages too much (unwanted) action

- I must believe that there will be a PFR by someone at least 66% of the time

- It is not common for once a person limps, several others to limp also, including with strong but not huge hands they would normally raise with

Side Notes: Now people are cautious when they see an UTG or UTG +1 (full table) limper and are raising with less hands -- this decreases the effectiveness of this move... however you can use that to your advantage sometimes without AA. Say you limp UTG with XX, it is folded to LP who raises and there is one caller....you can now represent AA by tossing in a large reraise.... even if you are called, unless the caller connects big with the flop (ID say TP if its AK only, or an over pair are the BARE minimum that people would even consider a call with.) you should take down the pot with a CB

It is also important to have strong post flop play if you plan on limping with AA assuming no raise occurs. Play it hard and fast, but be able to read the board, put your opponents on hands, and fold the over pair if you believe 1 pair is not good.

In HU I limp with AA 50% of the time and raise 50%. The times that I limp, I play it extremely hard after the flop every time. Bet and raise. I dont want people catching up.