Quick preflop decision

edge · #1 09-27-2005, 01:49 AM

Button is extremely LAG preflop and has been opening a lot of hands in the three orbits or so that I've been here. He's like 80/50 preflop. He tried a button steal to 50 (5/10 blinds) against my SB a few hands ago and I made it 200 with AQ and he folded. He also opened AQ and called a shortstack (50 BB) that pushed over a caller.

Anyway, I have about 1350 and he has me covered. Folded to him in Button and he makes it 50 (standard open from what I can tell). Reraise or call? I don't know much about his postflop play, but most of these super-LAG guys play pretty much the same (holding on to hands way too long and betting too much).

#2 09-27-2005, 01:55 AM

It depends

BobboFitos · #3 09-27-2005, 02:00 AM

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esp. on what your hole cards are

edge · #4 09-27-2005, 02:02 AM

Oh cool; yeah. I have 88.

BobboFitos · #5 09-27-2005, 02:05 AM

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I don't know much about his postflop play, but most of these super-LAG guys play pretty much the same (holding on to hands way too long and betting too much).

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seems like an easy and routine call, i would hate to get blown off a chance to make a set and bust him.

edge · #6 09-27-2005, 02:06 AM

If you don't hit a set, are you check/folding most flops with Broadway cards?

#7 09-27-2005, 02:07 AM

Oh, in that case, I don't know. I just wanted to be a smart ass :P

I would guess call, as a raise makes it way hard to play if called

BobboFitos · #8 09-27-2005, 02:50 AM

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If you don't hit a set, are you check/folding most flops with Broadway cards?

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yes and no

sorry edge, but you should know, it all depends

Your Mom · #9 09-27-2005, 11:22 AM

This is right out of a hand from the Ciaffone/Reuben book. They recommend you reraise preflop and bet I think 3/4 of the pot on the flop no matter what. When I get home, I will post the hand. This strategy has worked quite well for me with med. pairs OOP against a late pos. raise.

derick · #10 09-27-2005, 02:26 PM

Since he's a LAG reraise 200.
I would define hand now rather than later to make postflop play easier.
If he comes over the top, fold.
If he calls , I'd be afraid he has a monster and check or at most make a 1/3 pot size continuation bet on the flop if it isn't scarry.

Against a solid player, I'd call and try to flop a set.

Is this correct?

derick