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    Default Best strategy vs this opponent? (stats pic)

    These are the stats of a guy I know from work who regularly joins my tables on PokerStars.



    a few notes on him: very loose, limps a lot, nearly always plays his big blind, chases draws, snap calls 3bets every time....what strategy do you think is best vs him?

    hands from 2NL, 5NL and 10NL (6max)
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    Depends where he's sat relative to us. Ideally I want him two to my left so we're on the CO and BU vs his blinds. Having a nit between us would be an uber bonus. If we can't get him on the BB vs our BU, then having him to our right is next preference. Generally, I want to be in HU pots in position vs him as often as possible.

    Also important is how he plays when he misses or binks his draws... does he donk the river with the nuts? Does he like to bet missed draws?

    Make detailed notes about his sizing when he bets and shows down, I would imagine this guy gives huge sizing tells.

    With enough detailed info vs this guy, we can print money all day long.
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    What. We always want him to our right over having him on our left.

    If he calls so many 3b's just have wider value 3b range and stack off when you hit a pair.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OngBonga View Post
    Depends where he's sat relative to us. Ideally I want him two to my left so we're on the CO and BU vs his blinds. Having a nit between us would be an uber bonus. If we can't get him on the BB vs our BU, then having him to our right is next preference. Generally, I want to be in HU pots in position vs him as often as possible.

    Also important is how he plays when he misses or binks his draws... does he donk the river with the nuts? Does he like to bet missed draws?

    Make detailed notes about his sizing when he bets and shows down, I would imagine this guy gives huge sizing tells.

    With enough detailed info vs this guy, we can print money all day long.
    He is very aggressive post flop, likes to float the flop and turn to try and buy the pot when the board gets 'scary'. plays draws very aggressively, bets missed draws quite a lot

    In 3bet pots he tends to donk lead/check raise the flop. he doesn't show down very often
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    Quote Originally Posted by ColdDecked View Post
    What. We always want him to our right over having him on our left.

    If he calls so many 3b's just have wider value 3b range and stack off when you hit a pair.
    Did you miss the bit where OP said he plays his blinds like always? When we're on CO and BU, he is to our right. When we're not on CO or BU, there's lots of people to act after us, and we can't ignore that. Everyone will want a piece of this guy, so when we try and iso the donk from MP, the BU is more likely to call.

    vs this guy, I'll take BU vs his BB over our BB vs his SB all day long.
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    any seat behind him acting - then raise any two cards all day and thin value bet to hell

    would love to play my sb/bb against his BTN/sb
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    Being on his left >>>>>> being on his right. Yes, you have playing btn vs his BB going for you, but there's so much more that you can do in every other situation. Villain calls 3b's often so we can 3b him IP a ton. We can decide to limp behind him with hands like 64s and play a multiway pot IP. Even when we play our blinds and villain is on BTN, if someone opens and villain flats, we are in great squeezing position.

    I'd much rather play 66% of my hands IP rather than 33% of my hands IP against a fish.
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    tighten up, print money
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