Uber aggressive player/ what to do?

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Well, you certainly should be calling his all-ins with better than aces or kings, because he's plainly not waiting for jacks or better to push. From the description, it sounds like he has a pushing range at least down to about maybe 55 or A8. You don't want to widen your calling that range so much -- you definitely want to have a better hand, on average, than he figures to have. So maybe call his pushes with 99, AJ, or better. (WARNING: That's his pushes. In general AJ and 99 are awful hands against a big raise in NLHE.)

In general you want to trap him into playing over-aggressively when you have a big hand. Small pairs are good for this when they flop sets.

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In general you want to trap him into playing over-aggressively when you have a big hand. Small pairs are good for this when they flop sets.

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I agree with most of what U said.

I am confused on how you trap an All-In player?

I took drek's post to say he went all in pre-flop there fore there is no trap to be made.

Now I know you are talking about situations where your acting first but if I read drek's post correctly (or maybe assumed, if so I apologize) this LAP dancer went all in first before the action came to derk.

Sorry if it looked like im playing TAG 101 but seeing (assuming) what i did then I am.

Monty

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I am confused on how you trap an All-In player?

I took drek's post to say he went all in pre-flop there fore there is no trap to be made.

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Fair point -- I was inferring that this guy, who likes to be the table bully, occasionally does his all-in routine on the flop. If he's only just pushing preflop, then it's all about starting hand selection.

I still don't see how you can say to wait for the absolute nuts, though. But then your post goes on to say that you would gamble with a big pair, but not with AK. If the bully is the type to push AT or so, you certainly want to be in there with AK -- you may have him totally dominated, and you're no worse than 45% unless he has AA or KK (each half as likely as any other single pair).

Certainly true but I was reflecting on your assertion he plays his pocket pairs all in pre-flop and plays them the same deuces to PP A. In the case of a low pocket pair HU I would be infact a slight underdog playing AK.

Do I sometime get the gut feeling to gamble? Sure but usually not unless that gut says it's the thing to do, I've seen the guy showdown random junk (AT EV 0.08 would be slight junk to AK EV 0.51), and my bank can withstand a direct hit if it comes. So even then I suppose it is in many ways a reasoned play.

It really depends on the situation.

Hey this entire discussion has been fun and I get the feeling pickin on each other has been equally satisfying as well.

Now go find out about that Party vs Empire thing. Also feel free to weigh in on the software forum topic im in about PO vs PT. :-) I respect your advice.

Monty