Playing against an overpair No-Limit
Lets say I have picked up a huge tell on a certain player who will raise 2x BB with cards such as AQ, AJs pretty consistently and (just to keep it simple) every time he has a KK or AA he will raise exactly 3.5x BB. Facing no resistance beyond cold calls on the flop and turn, he will bet the pot both times and say...maybe half the time or less will call an all-in re-raise on the river. This player reminds me alot of the average book-reading 25NL players I run into at times.
Anyways, assuming my read is dead on, would it ever be profitable to call his preflop raise with marginal hands, PPs, or less in the hopes of hitting the flop hard and de-stacking with at least a 2-pair vs his single overpair?
If the flop isnt favorable, fold. Draws are out the window with his pot bets.
Being able to see someone's hole cards (prettymuch) is a huge advantage, but so is having AA-KK heads-up.
Im guessing that this will not work out too well in the long run, as most marginal hands and PPs need several limpers to be profitable.
But still...
Re: Playing against an overpair No-Limit
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Originally Posted by SmackinYaUp
maybe half the time or less will call an all-in re-raise on the river.
oh yeah, you need better odds if he dosn't go all in with the aces. On the other hand, you may be able to induce him into going all in on the flop more frequently by raising him, or calling and showing drawing hands. tough to say. If you put him on aces, you need to get his whole stack, and both of them have to be fairly large in relation to the BB. on the other hand you're a small favorite to AK/AQ/AJ all of the other stuff he raises. so it's probably generaly profitable, against that guy, because you know when he hits his overcards.