Burg
02-27-2005, 11:15 PM
I've been playing for about a year, and I try to play tight and agg. I was recently outplayed by a player who bet in a uncommon, yet seemingly successful betting strategy. I need some help figuring out how I can defeat this strategy. The hand that follows is a hand that i'm not proud of, and I know that I played it poorly. However, I would like to learn from it, and so I open myself to any constructive criticism that can be given. Keep in mind that I'm trying to gain information about not only my play, but the play of my opponent, and whether or not I can learn from his strategy and possibly incorporate something if I need to. I'm especially interested in talking to someone who might play in this way now, or has in the past. Please help!
NL Hold'em $11 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny: Level:5 Blinds(100/200) - Sunday, February 27, 20:40:23 EDT 2005
Table Step 1 # (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 2: m( $1690 )
Seat 5: jburg( $3360 )
Seat 7: c ( $2950 )
Trny: Level:5
Blinds(100/200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jburg[ Kc 9h ]
m folds.
jburg calls [100].
c raises [200].
jburg calls [200].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4h, 2s, 7h ]
jburg checks.
c bets [200].
jburg raises [500].
c calls [300].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5c ]
jburg bets [800].
c calls [800].
** Dealing River ** [ Ts ]
jburg checks.
c is all-In [1250]
jburg folds.
c does not show cards.
c wins 4650 chips
This player "c" seems to often call a 3 or 4x big blind raise from either blind. The interesting part to me is that he immediately bets out on the flop the minimum amount. If raised, he calls, then bets out minimum again on the next street. I've seen him give up a couple of pots to an all in bet, but he ends up outplaying his opponents (including me) in most circumstances. I've tried calling to the end with second pair and he beat me with top pair jacks and an Ace kicker.
What should my defense to this be, or offense for that matter? When I raise 3 or 4x the bb (as I often do, but did not in this case) and get called from the small blind by a loose player, I hate to give up the pot for one small bet, but I also hate to call and not know where he stands. I end up raising and trying to play the hand out from there after I get some information.
PLEASE HELP!
NL Hold'em $11 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny: Level:5 Blinds(100/200) - Sunday, February 27, 20:40:23 EDT 2005
Table Step 1 # (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 2: m( $1690 )
Seat 5: jburg( $3360 )
Seat 7: c ( $2950 )
Trny: Level:5
Blinds(100/200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jburg[ Kc 9h ]
m folds.
jburg calls [100].
c raises [200].
jburg calls [200].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4h, 2s, 7h ]
jburg checks.
c bets [200].
jburg raises [500].
c calls [300].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5c ]
jburg bets [800].
c calls [800].
** Dealing River ** [ Ts ]
jburg checks.
c is all-In [1250]
jburg folds.
c does not show cards.
c wins 4650 chips
This player "c" seems to often call a 3 or 4x big blind raise from either blind. The interesting part to me is that he immediately bets out on the flop the minimum amount. If raised, he calls, then bets out minimum again on the next street. I've seen him give up a couple of pots to an all in bet, but he ends up outplaying his opponents (including me) in most circumstances. I've tried calling to the end with second pair and he beat me with top pair jacks and an Ace kicker.
What should my defense to this be, or offense for that matter? When I raise 3 or 4x the bb (as I often do, but did not in this case) and get called from the small blind by a loose player, I hate to give up the pot for one small bet, but I also hate to call and not know where he stands. I end up raising and trying to play the hand out from there after I get some information.
PLEASE HELP!