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1) What would you call preflop with in this situation, keeping in mind that you are committing at 5-10% of your stack preflop and must go all-in on the flop or fold?


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This depends on how badly he plays post flop. But generally try to play hands that play well multi way. Things like suited aces and two pair hands, rundowns like 89TJ with flush draws. I think in these type of games players tend to worry too much about what they play preflop and not enough of how they play post flop. I would also tighten up in early position because it turns many hands into a "playing loser" if the LAG is playing somewhat well. Your preflop play should put you in position to win big post flop. Think about

1. What are my cards
2. How bad does my opponent play
3. What will my relative position be to that of the raiser- you generally want to be in a position to trap people in between the LAG and you. So in some cases you'll bet out and others check raise to trap people in the middle
4. How much money do each of us have- if the stack are deep and he goes to the felt with overpair hands then you can call with many more hands. but keep in mind where the other people in the hand will be.

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What would you push/call the push on the flop with?


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I would be pushing with the two pair, pair + nut flush, wrap straight draws,sets.... Hands that figure to have an equity edge over what the LAg has. Your variance will go up but so will your expectation. Same with pushing AA. Against 6 or 7 players your equity is huge but you're not a 2:1 favorite to win the pot so it seems like you're throwing money away but your profit over the long term should still be quite good.