Hello fellows. Alright, basically defined by David Sklansky as this: It takes a better hand to call a raise than to make a raise.

This is a key concept for any intermediate to advance tournament strategist.

However, I have a question and a few scenarios for my fellow PokerOwned players.

How do you use the Gap Concept when someone has just limped in before you?

There are some variables to consider: The stack size of said limper, the hand range and playing style you have designated to said player.

I was playing in one of our PokerOwned hosted freerolls, and Our friend Jcolee2 demonstrated how limping and seeing flops early on could build a stack effectively. I did not know how to handle his/her limping when I was to act after Him/Her.

Scenario 1 The tournament has just started, so the BB ratio to stack size is very high. You are dealt Q-J s in late pos. This is a hand you would raise if it is folded to you, and fold if raised before you. However, how does one correctly handle a limp, or multiple limpers as is so often demonstrated early on.

Scenario 2 The tournament is down to 16 players, your table has 6 players and 5 players have about 7 BB's at 500/1000 Stakes. The 6th player happens to be our friend Jcolee sitting with 20 BBs. Jcolee is in Early Position, you are in Late. Your hole cards A-10 s. A good blind stealing hand at this point, but you know Jcolee has limped in. What to do?????


There's my two scenarios, and I hope they represent well my frustration.

Basically, I have never seen limping defined properly as Raising or Mucking as in determining what to do with the Gap Concept.

I hope I get many replies with thorough and specific instructions.

I know things " depend " a lot, but you have all been at that table before where one or two players limp in almost every hand. How did you properly handle this? Tell me!!!