fatdave
03-08-2005, 03:27 AM
Say you're heads up in a tournament... How do you play against an opponent that will call pot-sized bets with 2nd pair to the river?
Also, how do you play if the passive player usually just calls pre-flop and rarely ever raises, whether they have AA or 89?
Dealing with playing heads up against passive players is starting to become one of my biggest trouble areas. What's a good strategy?
Obviously it's good to have them call down with 2nd pair when you have top pair, but it's very frustrating when they call with 2nd pair to the river against your (whatever).
Obviously, if you're playing against an aggressive player (like me, I guess), you just sit back and let them shoot themselves in the foot).
But how do you beat the calling stations?
Example:
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 10: Hero ( $37640 )
Seat 7: Villian ( $19360 )
Level:11 - Blinds (400/800)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 5h Jh ]
Villian calls [400].
Hero checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2h, 7h, Jc ]
Hero bets [800].
Villian calls [800].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9d ]
Hero bets [3200].
Villian calls [3200].
** Dealing River ** [ 7c ]
Hero bets [6400].
Villian calls [6400].
Hero shows [ 5h, Jh ] a pair of jacks.
Villian shows [ Kd, 7d ] three of a kind, sevens.
Villian wins 21600 chips from the main pot three of a kind, sevens.
Also, how do you play if the passive player usually just calls pre-flop and rarely ever raises, whether they have AA or 89?
Dealing with playing heads up against passive players is starting to become one of my biggest trouble areas. What's a good strategy?
Obviously it's good to have them call down with 2nd pair when you have top pair, but it's very frustrating when they call with 2nd pair to the river against your (whatever).
Obviously, if you're playing against an aggressive player (like me, I guess), you just sit back and let them shoot themselves in the foot).
But how do you beat the calling stations?
Example:
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 10: Hero ( $37640 )
Seat 7: Villian ( $19360 )
Level:11 - Blinds (400/800)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 5h Jh ]
Villian calls [400].
Hero checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2h, 7h, Jc ]
Hero bets [800].
Villian calls [800].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9d ]
Hero bets [3200].
Villian calls [3200].
** Dealing River ** [ 7c ]
Hero bets [6400].
Villian calls [6400].
Hero shows [ 5h, Jh ] a pair of jacks.
Villian shows [ Kd, 7d ] three of a kind, sevens.
Villian wins 21600 chips from the main pot three of a kind, sevens.