blueskies
Legend
Loyaler
The kind of player I have the most trouble with in tourneys is this type. He's the guy who built a big stack early on and he isn't folding. And he's directly on my left. How do you deal with these guys?
When I do get some strong starting hands then it's better but when I go card dead, it's really tough.
For example, earlier tonight in the Carbon freeroll fury this guy on my left kept calling off a decent portion of his stack to shoves with crap hands like K3 or 10 8, but wins, and keeps building up his stack, which only encourages him to play every hand.
So finally when the blinds were climbing and I was down to 5 big blinds on the btn and everyone folded down to me and I had A5os. I shoved it. He calls with TJ and hits two pairs and I was out. I cashed but it was a frustrating affair. I felt handcuffed cuz it was either shove or fold.
Is the only way to beat these guys just wing it and hope your decent hand holds up? I mean even a hand like AK, which I would shove everytime if I am down to 10 bbs or less, is very vulnerable.
When I do get some strong starting hands then it's better but when I go card dead, it's really tough.
For example, earlier tonight in the Carbon freeroll fury this guy on my left kept calling off a decent portion of his stack to shoves with crap hands like K3 or 10 8, but wins, and keeps building up his stack, which only encourages him to play every hand.
So finally when the blinds were climbing and I was down to 5 big blinds on the btn and everyone folded down to me and I had A5os. I shoved it. He calls with TJ and hits two pairs and I was out. I cashed but it was a frustrating affair. I felt handcuffed cuz it was either shove or fold.
Is the only way to beat these guys just wing it and hope your decent hand holds up? I mean even a hand like AK, which I would shove everytime if I am down to 10 bbs or less, is very vulnerable.