10 More Hold'em Tips: Should You Ever Limp-Reraise?

Even new no-limit hold'em players tend to learn early on that most of the time — and for a variety of reasons — it is better to open with a raise than to limp before the flop.

Like everything in poker, this isn't a hard-and-fast rule with no exceptions. Sometimes circumstances make limping a viable option, including in multi-way pots where it appears you can limp in after others and see a flop cheaply with great pot odds.

But if it folds to you and you are opening the action, limping generally works as an invitation to others to raise after you. If you're limping with a speculative hand — like a small pocket pair, two random suited cards, unsuited connectors, and so on — you're likely not…