Villain is a regular, plays 28/9/3.5, solid post flop and only ever seems to play one table only, winningest player in my db. He's also a card rack in this session and this is his first hand back after sitting out a round.

Crypto NL100

PF: 5 folds, MP3 (villain, $135) raises to $3.5, CO (Hero, $148, [Jc]) calls, 3 folds

Flop: [4h][5d] $8.50. Villain bets $6, Hero ???

OK, I hate Jacks. First off, re-raise JJ in position or is the call OK? I will re-raise some of the time against select players. Unless I tank it up a major amount, I think this guy is calling with a wider range than you would normally see, even OOP, which would leave me playing a massive pot with a vulnerable hand. Also, I had tight players behind, so the odds of one of them calling are quite long.

Now we've got post flop, how do I now proceed? Villain CBs about 80% so I'm still none the wiser. 2 options I see here, call and see how he proceeds on the turn, or raise it up and get a bit more info.

Cheers.

I don't think calling the flop is an option, even, or maybe especially, against a good player. Raise to $20 and villain folds AQ/TT.

I prefer a re-raise preflop. I used to hate Jacks too, but I used to play them passively. Now I play them more aggresively (closing my eyes if I have to) and they've become a more profitable hand. So I'd re-raise to $12 preflop and bet $20 on most flops.

i think i'd reraise preflop here to $10 or $12. 26/9 means he's getting frisky with SC's, A-x, and low PP at least some of the time. pop him back.

if i was confident in my skills...i would call the flop and play poker on later streets. he's CB'ing here with missed overcards or low/mid PP's frequently, and a whole lot of turn cards will look bad to him. you can frequently bluff-bet or bluff-raise the turn and take this pot down against a good player.

if you just want to avoid playing a big pot...raise flop to $20 and don't put another dime in afterward. if you think he's better than you are...this is a simple way to get out cheap. but probably not the most +EV.

jon

Thanks guys, so far so good.

I raised the flop to $22 and he called

Turn was ($52.50) Villain checks, Hero checks

River Villain bets $28, Hero not comfortable now

Ouchy that hurts.. I guess you have to fold, though you have induced a bet/bluff. And if this guy is capable of getting tricky and stealing here then maybe thats a case for why you should repop him preflop and take the lead.

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