The problem with that is with 5 or 6 limpers the odds are that the flop will hit SOMEBODY. If your just limping with the intent of taking down the pot with a bluff later, the odds are you'll be bluffing someone with a hand.

I do like to limp a lot with speculative hands in situations like this though. Stuff l'd never play if I thought it would be two or three people to the flop, or if I were facing a riase are nice hands on tables like this: Ax suited, small suited connectors, etc.

McJ.. you might want to re read your statement especially if you asking "is the right thing to do is play opposite of the table" .

Keep in mind tournament strategy is different than ring games. In a ring game you don't need to keep up with the blinds and antes.

Originally Posted by Mr.McJ

In HOH, Harrington talks briefly about how one should play the opposite of the table (for example, if the table is loose you should play tight or vice versa.)

Now, assuming the same strategy applies to NL cash games, would it not make more sense to play loose at a loose/passive table? If theres 5-6 players seeing every flop and no one is raising PF, should you not be calling the BB with almost any 2 cards from MP to LP?

From what I get out of this..in your fist paragraph, going off of Harrington's advice, the better strategy is to play a tighter game at a loose table.

In your second paragraph you're talking about playing loose in a loose game. Which is the exact opposite of what Harrington is suggesting, so rather than play tight at a loose table you're asking if it makes sense to play loose at a loose table.

Or am I misunderstanding the question?

Originally Posted by Mr.McJ

I understand that there are differences between cash games and tournaments but that doesn't mean that certain strategies and tactics won't work for both.

Help me out here.... here you're asking if the correct strategy to play tighter in a loose game and looser in a tight game, in other words do what Harrington is suggesting...correct?

That's exactly what I'm trying to say. In a cash game, does it not make sense to go against Harrington's (tournament) advice and play loose at a loose/passive table.

Here you're asking...if the correct strategy is to do the opposite?