I've been watching some videos over at pokerstars.tv and the commentators have a name for limpers that call a later pre-flop raise. I think it was the name of the first (american?) tournament player that started to do that. Anybody kows what the name was?
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OK, found out! They refer to it as doing a "Gibbons"
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I think a Gibbons is someone who limps early position with a big hand and then just calls a later raise. Close to the same thing, but it has to be a big hand.– mpetersNov 7, 2014 at 19:28
I am not familiar with this name, but in many broadcasts I heard the reporters calling those people "calling stations".
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1Calling stations are just people who always call and rarely fold or raise. Calling a pre-flop raise is called limping.– defhltMay 5, 2013 at 14:08
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2@ArtemIce: Calling the big blind preflop is called limping. However, the question for limpers, who also call a later preflop raise.– azimutMay 6, 2013 at 19:38
Players can be classified as "Passive" or "Aggressive" based on the ratio of calls to bets & raises, and as "Tight" or "Loose" based on the proportion of hands they play (not including un-raised blinds)
