Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

Should you be limping from the Small Blind?

Our new video looks at three strategies to make money by completing the Small Blind against the Big Blind.

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Video type

Live Play

Coach:

oblioo

Status:

Platinum

Duration:

22 minutes

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Dustin 'oblioo' Juniper returns with a new video series about a specific and unusual line to take at the tables. 

Our coach covers the merits of open limping from the Small Blind, a strategy which is becoming quite common at NL200 and upwards. 

The video talks about preflop adaptations, exploitive strategy and default strategy considering the player pool tendencies and GTO.

In this video he covers:

  • The three main strategies when limping in the small blind
  • What are the main and secondary stats to consider?
  • How to employ this strategy against unknown opponents

A lot of players don't even consider the possibility of having an open limping strategy in their arsenal, don't be one of them.

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.