gerf
02-09-2003, 04:16 PM
Local NL 50 person tournament, start with T1000, add-on T1200 after two rounds, T800 rebuys for first two rounds. I draw a seat at the last table that breaks to make the final table, so I'm likely stuck in that seat for much of the day. To my immediate left is a player who is extremely aggressive and very loose.
I have raised a couple times with decent hands, but not power houses (once from cutoff, other when everyone folds to me in the small blind). He has raised all in each time and I have folded. He is beating up on other players as well and has shown down some pretty weak hands and has gotten a little lucky. I have raised some other hands as well, but I believe he is not as aggressive when more than one person is in the hand or if there are a lot of others left to act. At this point, I have a tight and just slightly aggresive image.
So we are down to 4 tables, I have T3500 (a little above average) and he has T5500 (table chip leader). Blinds are T200-T400 (6th round) and the rounds last 15 minutes. Top 10 get payed, pay scale is top heavy to the top two players.
My question is, do I make a stand with an average hand or do I wait it out and hope to either pick up a good hand or hope he gets busted out or one of us gets moved? My fear is that if I can not pick up my normal amount of blinds from late position, I'm going to get short stacked quick.
I end up raising to T1200 from the cutoff with KQ, he raises all in, and in a semi-tilt move, I call. I know KQ is not a great hand to go all in with, but he could very well have a worse hand (KJ, JT, suited connectors), or any pocket pair. He also could have almost any ace, which is not good for this hand. This time he has 88, and I go home early.
So, what is the best strategy against this type of player? What hands should I be willing to call an all-in bet at this stage of the tournament (or within the next couple of rounds) against him?
Thanks in advance for the advice.
I have raised a couple times with decent hands, but not power houses (once from cutoff, other when everyone folds to me in the small blind). He has raised all in each time and I have folded. He is beating up on other players as well and has shown down some pretty weak hands and has gotten a little lucky. I have raised some other hands as well, but I believe he is not as aggressive when more than one person is in the hand or if there are a lot of others left to act. At this point, I have a tight and just slightly aggresive image.
So we are down to 4 tables, I have T3500 (a little above average) and he has T5500 (table chip leader). Blinds are T200-T400 (6th round) and the rounds last 15 minutes. Top 10 get payed, pay scale is top heavy to the top two players.
My question is, do I make a stand with an average hand or do I wait it out and hope to either pick up a good hand or hope he gets busted out or one of us gets moved? My fear is that if I can not pick up my normal amount of blinds from late position, I'm going to get short stacked quick.
I end up raising to T1200 from the cutoff with KQ, he raises all in, and in a semi-tilt move, I call. I know KQ is not a great hand to go all in with, but he could very well have a worse hand (KJ, JT, suited connectors), or any pocket pair. He also could have almost any ace, which is not good for this hand. This time he has 88, and I go home early.
So, what is the best strategy against this type of player? What hands should I be willing to call an all-in bet at this stage of the tournament (or within the next couple of rounds) against him?
Thanks in advance for the advice.