How to proceed vs. chip leader

[housenuts]

the chip leader (big blind) has been very aggressive. so i pick up a decent hand here on the button.

How should I proceed? I felt like playing cautiously but it was probably the worst line.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t4000 (6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

CO (t36618)
Hero (t70139)
SB (t30300)
BB (t265022)
UTG (t81438)
MP (t51896)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls t4000, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t12000</font>, Hero calls t8000.

Flop: (t25000) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t12000</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t37000

Since the flop doesn''t help you at all I wouldn't risk losing anymore chips to him. Just wait for a better chance against him.

If you call him and the turn doesn't bring much he probably will bet again and you will even loose more.

Only thing that might work (but which I wouldn't do since you still have a nice stack compared to the others) is raise him on the flop big and see if he really has something. Problem is that to make a pojt you have to go all-in with this since he has so many chips.

I would have folded too and wait for a better chance.

[billyjex]

why are you open limping on the button?

raise 3xbb. if he comes over the top it's up to you if you think he's bullying or has a real hand.