Playing a marginal hand on the button against a donator
Opponent is playing nearly every hand and has shown some crazy aggression. We clearly want to play against this guy and K7s with the button is enough to continue. SB/BB are both multi-tablers.
I usually go with $10 in this spot pre-flop because it makes it very difficult for the blinds to continue and you will get lots of really terrible calls from the limper who will give up on the flop. However since the limper has shown random fits of aggression I really don't want to build a big pot just yet. Raising to $6 gets the TAggs out of the hand if they have crap and puts just enough money in the pot to value town if we catch. Also, both blind players are capable of 3-betting goodish hands so we save a little money when 3-bet.
On the flop I usually make a bigger bet against this sort of player as I got to assume TP is the nuts. In retrospect I think $12-$15 would have been a better bet size. Maybe I took a bit off to induce, meh...
On the turn, don't 3x small bets like that. If there was more money behind I would go a full $40 and make it the last money I put into the pot. $33 I think does the job of getting good value out of my hand and forcing a commitment decision right now.
$1/$2 No Limit Holdem
PokerStars
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG ($203.05)
UTG+1 ($271.25)
CO ($84.85)
Hero ($270.70)
SB ($210.75)
BB ($222.50)
Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is BTN :kc: :7c:
2 folds, CO calls $2, Hero raises to $6, CO says "go", 2 folds, CO calls $4
Flop: :8c: :ks: :6h: ($15, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $10, CO calls $10
Turn: :jd: ($35, 2 players)
CO bets $8, Hero raises to $33, CO folds
People trying to move up are in awe of LAgg play and look for ways to open up. It's not about naked aggression and just playing more hands. It's about picking who to play them against and seeing past just your 2 hole cards.
I think the bulk of my win-rate comes from hands like this and the action that they set-up.
