How to proceed with 55
 

Villain is 29/24/2.7 @ 270 hands. He is really loose preflop raise.

When I am playing at tables with loose pre flop raising players the pots gets to large with small pairs if I 4 bet all my middle pairs.
Should I muck these hands and tight up my 4 bet range? And just flat call in position? Or muck?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $200 BB (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Hero ($205.70)
Button ($466)
SB ($227.20)
BB ($200)
UTG ($365.20)
MP ($202.80)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $1.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $7</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero ?

Re: How to proceed with 55
 

call sometimes, raise sometimes. i'd raise pretty often against this guy.

Re: How to proceed with 55
 

never fold?

Re: How to proceed with 55
 

Why would you fold?

Re: How to proceed with 55
 

hero calls?

Re: How to proceed with 55
 

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thats the question. When flat call, when 4 bet when (if) fold?

Re: How to proceed with 55
 

Raise or call, but don't fold! Against this guy you are certainly not only calling for setvalue because he will most likely not give you the implied odds you need. But you have position and can play poker postflop. Raising is fine as well - you will take it down preflop quite often or with a decent cbet if called.

Re: How to proceed with 55
 

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thats the question. When flat call, when 4 bet when (if) fold?

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It's a 3-bet, btw.

Re: How to proceed with 55
 

Obviously call. 3-bet occasionally but not too often since he raised UTG.

Re: How to proceed with 55
 

Mix it up between calling and 3betting. With 55, I probably just call more often than raise, especially since he's UTG.