10NL 6max cash Game Opinions

Originally Posted by stil370

This is my favorite Sub Forum. Have learned a great deal here.
I'll give you the simplified version of my hand below (it wont take long to describe). My question is "was I too passive?"

Im in the BB (about 30bb deep). Im dealt Ace/Jack unsuited. Guy to my left (UTG and sitting with 100bb) raises 20x the BB. Obviously it catches my attention. A call would represent about 2/3 of my stack.

Every else folds around and its back to me, After some thought I fold.

What do you think? Too passive there? BTW, I had no read on this guy at all.

Originally Posted by fundiver199

Its read dependent. The default is fold, but if the guy has been doing this a lot, AJo might be good enough to get it in preflop for 30BB. I dont recommend playing cash games with such a short stack by the way.

Originally Posted by gryphon3005

When I don't have a read on a player who hammers the pot from early position I usually assume he is holding middle pair. I think he would look to get a caller if he was holding a big pair and would thus keep his raise is a 'normal' range. With mid-pair he is just trying to take the pot down pre-flop. I don't think his strategy is the best line but it works for him. You made the right play cause you would have ended up betting your entire stack on a flip.

Originally Posted by DavidSWE

With no reads it is best to fold, otherwice I have stumbled on both types several times, the ones who raise huge or openshove KK AA AK sometimes QQ or even JJ. And also the tilted players who shove anything. But reads are key to making a profitable call w AJ here.