Playing against a super LAG. 3 hands inside...
Well, this guy was running at 75/35, scooping many pots, small and large post flop and showing many many raggy bluffs. Ive only played 5k hands at 6max so I'm not used to these kinda players, but heres how i dealt with him...
His range was huge so I widened up alot. I was basically prepared to go AI at the flop with TPTK+, I had to or he would just bluff my arse off the hand. Check calling down sometimes worked as he tended not to pull large river bluffs, instead he'd give up. I think my counter strat sucks becuase I'm either gonna win a small pot or lose a big one when he prints his money with 2pair + (which happened...) luckily the very last hand ironed things out a bit with a nice preflop trap working like a charm.
What do you think the ideal counter play is to his maniac laggy style?
Below, I find the turn check very trappy.. but if I check I felt he'd just push the river weather bluffing or not...
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Hero ($57.00)
Button ($45.00)
SB ($49.50)
BB (Joker Lag)/ ($173.40)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9:club:, 9:diamond:.
Hero calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB completes, BB (Joker Lag)/ raises to $2.5, Hero calls $2, Button calls $2, SB folds.
Flop: ($8) 4:heart:, 6:club:, 8:diamond: (3 players)
Joker Lag bets $6, Hero raises to $18, Button folds, Joker Lag calls $12.
Turn: ($44) 2:club: (2 players)
Joker Lag checks, Hero bets $36.5 (All-In), Joker Lag calls $36.50.
River: ($117) 3:club: (2 players, 1 all-in)
Final Pot: $117
Results in white below:
Hero has 9c 9d (one pair, nines).
Joker Lag has 3h 5h (straight, six high).
Outcome: Joker Lag wins $117.
Below, another badly played hand by myself. Seeing as I'm prepared to get AI with this hand I should of induced a bluff (he later said he had Ace 4) Note: Against this player I didnt ever bother re-raising pf as to not tip off my stonger-than-his hand.
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Hero ($50.80)
BB ($61.95)
UTG ($24.30)
MP (Joker Lag)/ ($271.45)
Button ($27.25)
Preflop: Hero is SB with K:spade:, A:club:.
UTG calls $0.50, MP (Joker Lag)/ raises to $2, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.75, 1 fold, UTG calls $1.50.
Flop: ($6.50) 2:diamond:, Q:club:, A:diamond: (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, Joker Lag bets $3, Hero raises to $9, UTG folds, Joker Lag calls $6.
Turn: ($24.50) J:spade: (2 players)
Hero bets $25, Joker Lag folds.
Final Pot: $49.50
Results in white below:
No showdown. Hero wins $49.50.
Ahh, the sweet hand that ends it all.
PokerRoom No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx
Hero ($62.60)
SB ($66.00)
BB ($19.30)
UTG (Joker Lag)/ ($259.45)
MP ($26.00)
Preflop: Hero is Button with K:heart:, K:spade:.
UTG (Joker Lag)/ raises to $3, 1 fold, Hero calls $3, SB calls $2.75, BB raises $18.80 , UTG (Joker Lag)/ calls $16.30, Hero raises $59.60 , SB folds, UTG (Joker Lag)/ calls $43.30.
Flop: ($146.50) 4:spade:, 4:club:, 3:spade: (3 players)
Turn: ($$146.50) 8:spade: (3 players)
River: ($146.50) A:spade: (3 players)
Final Pot: $$146.50
Results in white below:
BB has Ah Qc (two pair, aces and fours).
Joker Lag has Ad Kd (two pair, aces and fours).
Hero has Kh Ks (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Hero bets $62.60, collects $146.50, net $83.90
