Combatting a habitual raiser in small limit game

[lotus776]

So, I'm playing at the local casino in Cabazon
So. California and just sitting down at the 2/4 hold'em table. Within 20 minutes the full table is down to 4 four players one of which is stacked high and raising every hand. This, of course, is inducing folds from the remaining three of us who are really sacking nearly every hand and afraid to call his nonstop raises. The guy that was raising it turned out was Little Richard's son, no joke it really was. He had about $250 in singles and was re-raising every oppurtunity he got. I was drawing nothing, some strong pockets that the flop didn't help (which turned out to be the trend of the night) and folds to his raises. What Should I do here? This guy was running the table and the lack of players didn't give me near the pot odds I needed to call in hopes of getting something running. In addition the lack of players also left no one to keep him honest. What is the solution?

[Argus]

Reraise.

See a showdown.

[einbert]

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Reraise.

See a showdown.

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And try to sit to his left if possible.

[Seether]

With only 4 players the value of hands change tremendously, if he is raising every hand, consider reraising with hands such as KT and better, A8 and better, small pairs, etc. It will be a high variance game but short handed games with someone overaggressive can be immensely profitable.

[bungyrocks]

get up and find a better table

[Seether]

Are you kidding me? There is a player raising every hand, this table is a dream table.

[einbert]

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Are you kidding me? There is a player raising every hand, this table is a dream table.

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Yeah these are the most profitable players in my eyes, especially if the table will let you isolate them to some extent and you have position on them. You can make a killing very quickly.

[bungyrocks]

"This, of course, is inducing folds from the remaining three of us who are really sacking nearly every hand and AFRAID to call his nonstop raises. "

passive vs loose raiser. might aswell slide your chips under the table to him and save your time.

[ropey]

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This guy was running the table and the lack of players didn't give me near the pot odds I needed to call in hopes of getting something running.

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You don't want a lot of players when your opponent is raising every hand. How hard is it to isolate him at a 4-player table? Re-raise with hands that figure to be better than his random two, or get up and leave the table.

-ropey