Limping in Poker is a term used to describe the act of playing very weak hands and hoping to get lucky. Limping is usually done in situations where the player feels they have a poor hand, but does not want to commit to playing it out.
This can be done in order to gauge the other players’ hands and see if there is a better option.
Limping can backfire if the opponent is able to correctly read what the player is doing and take advantage of it. In particular, if the opponent knows that the player has a weak hand, they may choose to fold their own hand instead, leading to a loss for the limper.
Limping can also lead to other bad decisions, such as calling too many preflop raises with a weak hand, which could result in being put all-in preflop. Finally, limping can also cause tension within the poker table and make it harder for players to build trust and cooperation.
