Re: Adjusting to a slowplayer
Preface: This is for no-limit only.
1) Make a lot of small flop bets against this player as probing bets to see if he has anything. Especially since you said he folds if he has nothing.
2) The key to beating this player is when you have a draw, especially the nut draw. Lets say you hold A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. The flop comes something like Qs 8s 5h. You make your small probing bet and he calls. If you miss your flush on the turn, just check, as he will likely check behind and give the free card.
If, however, you make your flush on the turn, pot it. If he calls, I'm moving in on the river and hoping he was slowplaying.
The key is to over-bet your monsters and hope he was slowplaying something. You will get his stack eventually doing this.
3) DON'T show your monsters if he folds to the overbet. In fact, if you over-bet a monster and everyone folds, even if Mr. Slowplayer wasn't in the hand, don't show. Ever. Ever. Ever. Don't let him catch on you will overbet a monster.
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