How to avoid going broke when you limp Aces

Limping Aces is a great strategy when you get raised but what about when that doesn't happen and the flop hits a lot of your opponent's range?

Our friends at the Unibet sponsored Chip Race podcast David Lappin and Dara O'Kearney are joined by online tournament legend Tom Hall to discuss a hand he played at a WPT Deepstacks final table in Nottingham. Tom limps UTG+1 with Pocket Aces and 18 Big Blinds and sees a flop against the Big Blind.

They have a deep discussion on how to split your limping range preflop and the importance of balance, not just against specific opponents but also the population. There is also a fantastic discussion on the concept of range advantage and why it was correct of Tom to check back on a wet flop which most players would assume is a mandatory bet. Contrary to what you might think, this is a spot where playing passive is the way to go. 

Afterwards they put the different options through a solver to break down the profitability of each river decision.

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