Re: Big blind defense against a known thief
Hi Jeff,
This is not a good hand to take a stand with, if you're going to try to show it down. Since you expect him to be in there with basically any 2 cards, you should put the pressure on him by re-raising, and playing your hand strongly from the get-go. Or, you should mimic a trap, by calling, check-calling the flop, and then raising the turn. You won this hand, but most times, Queen high won't be good enough, and you'll just encourage him to keep firing if he wins with a really weak hand.
By the way, I would still wait for Ace or King high, or something connected or suited to try this, since I'm out of position, and I wouldn't try it at all if I thought the guy was a terrible player (because I wouldn't expect him to fold anything like a pair).
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