[Dazarath]

We all go card dead at times. It's nothing to whine about, at least not on the forums. As for the chat, turn it off. It's an online game. Your average internet goer is a jackass. Don't let him put you on tilt.

My minimum hand range for defending my blind decreases depending on the villain's postflop play, and of course, his stealing range. If he's going to showdown 100% of the time, then I'm going to be showing down a lot of A-highs as well as most pockets. I'm sure a lot of marginal hands are worthwhile as well, given that you can extract bets out of him. Hands like 98o have some ability to make decent middle pairs.

Lastly, don't make it your goal to extract money from specific players. Anytime you're in a game, you should already be attempting to extract the max, from every player. If there's a play that deviates from your normal play that also earns more from a specific opponent, then your previous play was not optimal.