I was playing some 20NL 6max last night and a well-known (to me, anyway) multitabling TAG sat to my right. He's seen me play a few hands before (Probably about 100), and I'm probably down as a SLAG, as I like to make lots of moves preflop (When the stacks are deep), and enjoy c-betting and semibluffing. I tend to run about 25-40/20, depending on the table. I thought he wouldn't be much of a threat to me due to me having position, but he played OOP beautifully against me during blind battles - he kept on check-raising the flop.

I ended up leaving the table about 50 hands after he arrived, as he was just murdering me in most pots that we were in. I had a think about his strategy, and it works well, because :-

- I can't really call the check-raise without the goods, therefore it keeps me honest.
- It gives him a free turn when he checks to me and I have nothing.
- It takes my aggression on draws/semibluff away from me, as the check-raises create bloated pots, and so a pot-size turn bet would effectively kill my odds for drawing if I miss.

This strategy basically took all my non-ABC tools away from me, and took me back down to playing my cards, which I can't stand doing.

I shall be implementing this move into my arsenal, but what's the best way to counteract someone who's making this kind of move on me? I didn't really like the idea of getting into an Ace High pissing contest with him, do you think it's necessary to do so to beat this type of player?

Cheers.