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Mercurius
Rock Star
Silver Level
Occasionally see this at the micros and it’s a really puzzling strategy to play against. Just got dominated by someone I viewed as a fish essentially playing any two cards, limping and then re-raising if you raise or massively sizing up the next street if you call.
Impossible to know what they’re holding and I kept missing the board entirely and having to fold out. Eventually looked them up and obv lost a stack to 97o.....any thoughts on how you deal with these players (other than getting up and walking away)?
Villain is button in first hand and UTG in the other hands
And so it begins...
pokerstars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players
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UTG: $10.00 (100 bb)
MP: $15.53 (155 bb)
CO: $5.56 (56 bb)
BU: $19.95 (200 bb)
SB (Hero): $10.21 (102 bb)
BB: $10.00 (100 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is SB with 4♠ 4♥
UTG raises to $0.25, 2 players fold, BTN calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.20, 1 fold
Flop: ($0.85) 7♠ 5♣ 8♦ (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, UTG calls $0.10
Turn: ($1.15) 9♦ (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN bets $0.50, SB (Hero) folds, UTG folds
Total pot: $1.15 (Rake: $0.05)
BU wins $1.10
I see you aggro fish.....
PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 5 players
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UTG: $17.56 (176 bb)
CO (Hero): $10.21 (102 bb)
BU: $10.00 (100 bb)
SB: $11.77 (118 bb)
BB: $16.05 (161 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is CO with A♣ K♥
UTG raises to $0.20, Hero 3-bets to $0.55, 3 players fold, UTG calls $0.35
Flop: ($1.25) 8♦ 8♣ 4♦ (2 players)
UTG bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10
Turn: ($1.45) T♠ (2 players)
UTG bets $0.70, Hero calls $0.70
River: ($2.85) 3♦ (2 players)
UTG bets $2.70, Hero calls $2.70
Total pot: $8.25 (Rake: $0.37)
Showdown:
UTG shows J♣ 3♠ (two pair, Eights and Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 32%, Flop: 21%, Turn: 14%, River: 100%)
CO (Hero) mucks A♣ K♥ (a pair of Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 68%, Flop: 79%, Turn: 86%, River: 0%)
UTG wins $7.88
In between I’m folded out of like 5-10 hands as I can’t call down for 1/3 of my stack when whiffing the board which is what he forces with his bets
Obvs shows up with the goods 2 hands later
PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players
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UTG: $21.39 (214 bb)
MP (Hero): $6.16 (62 bb)
CO: $10.00 (100 bb)
BU: $11.72 (117 bb)
SB: $15.95 (160 bb)
BB: $6.22 (62 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is MP with A♥ J♣
UTG raises to $0.20, Hero 3-bets to $0.65, 4 players fold, UTG calls $0.45
Flop: ($1.45) A♠ 7♠ 7♥ (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.59, UTG calls $0.59
Turn: ($2.63) 6♣ (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $1.15, UTG raises to $3.60, Hero raises to $4.92 (all-in), UTG calls $1.32
River: ($12.47) T♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $12.47 (Rake: $0.56)
Showdown:
MP (Hero) shows A♥ J♣ (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 64%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)
UTG shows 9♠ 7♣ (three of a kind, Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 36%, Flop: 91%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)
UTG wins $11.91
So how do you deal with this? Was I the fish here? Did he just run hot playing with garbage and happened to get looked up the times he hit?
Do you leave the table or just fold out 50+BBs over hand after hand of missing the board until you have something to play back?
Impossible to know what they’re holding and I kept missing the board entirely and having to fold out. Eventually looked them up and obv lost a stack to 97o.....any thoughts on how you deal with these players (other than getting up and walking away)?
Villain is button in first hand and UTG in the other hands
And so it begins...
pokerstars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat
UTG: $10.00 (100 bb)
MP: $15.53 (155 bb)
CO: $5.56 (56 bb)
BU: $19.95 (200 bb)
SB (Hero): $10.21 (102 bb)
BB: $10.00 (100 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is SB with 4♠ 4♥
UTG raises to $0.25, 2 players fold, BTN calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.20, 1 fold
Flop: ($0.85) 7♠ 5♣ 8♦ (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, UTG calls $0.10
Turn: ($1.15) 9♦ (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN bets $0.50, SB (Hero) folds, UTG folds
Total pot: $1.15 (Rake: $0.05)
BU wins $1.10
I see you aggro fish.....
PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 5 players
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UTG: $17.56 (176 bb)
CO (Hero): $10.21 (102 bb)
BU: $10.00 (100 bb)
SB: $11.77 (118 bb)
BB: $16.05 (161 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is CO with A♣ K♥
UTG raises to $0.20, Hero 3-bets to $0.55, 3 players fold, UTG calls $0.35
Flop: ($1.25) 8♦ 8♣ 4♦ (2 players)
UTG bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10
Turn: ($1.45) T♠ (2 players)
UTG bets $0.70, Hero calls $0.70
River: ($2.85) 3♦ (2 players)
UTG bets $2.70, Hero calls $2.70
Total pot: $8.25 (Rake: $0.37)
Showdown:
UTG shows J♣ 3♠ (two pair, Eights and Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 32%, Flop: 21%, Turn: 14%, River: 100%)
CO (Hero) mucks A♣ K♥ (a pair of Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 68%, Flop: 79%, Turn: 86%, River: 0%)
UTG wins $7.88
In between I’m folded out of like 5-10 hands as I can’t call down for 1/3 of my stack when whiffing the board which is what he forces with his bets
Obvs shows up with the goods 2 hands later
PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat
UTG: $21.39 (214 bb)
MP (Hero): $6.16 (62 bb)
CO: $10.00 (100 bb)
BU: $11.72 (117 bb)
SB: $15.95 (160 bb)
BB: $6.22 (62 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is MP with A♥ J♣
UTG raises to $0.20, Hero 3-bets to $0.65, 4 players fold, UTG calls $0.45
Flop: ($1.45) A♠ 7♠ 7♥ (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.59, UTG calls $0.59
Turn: ($2.63) 6♣ (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $1.15, UTG raises to $3.60, Hero raises to $4.92 (all-in), UTG calls $1.32
River: ($12.47) T♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $12.47 (Rake: $0.56)
Showdown:
MP (Hero) shows A♥ J♣ (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 64%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)
UTG shows 9♠ 7♣ (three of a kind, Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 36%, Flop: 91%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)
UTG wins $11.91
So how do you deal with this? Was I the fish here? Did he just run hot playing with garbage and happened to get looked up the times he hit?
Do you leave the table or just fold out 50+BBs over hand after hand of missing the board until you have something to play back?