[pete3145]

I'm new to 6 max so I posted a question about how to play aganst a loose BB caller. Scotch78 gave me the comment that it would be better for me to figure it out my self, since it's a very basic thing, and I had to agree on that.

This is what I came up with, after reading of blind stealing in HEPFAB if the blinds are too loose, doh [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. In HEPFAB it’s recommended to limp with your trouble hands, if the BB will come along anyhow.

Please correct me when I'm wrong, or if you have tips on something I should be thinking about.

<u>Playing against a loose caller in the bb</u>
If you have a player in BB when you are on the button that will always call your pre flop raise, and call down with any pair or just one overcard, or two highcards. How should you play it?

What mistakes is he making?
1.Calling too much pre flop
2.Calling with weak hands post flop
3.Betting too much if it's checked on previous street.

How to get most from him
1.Raise only your best hands since you will anyhow get him to call down when you have top pair or better. You don't have any possibility to steal pre flop, so you should limp with your trouble hands that you would normally try to steal with like A6o.

2.Betting all pairs for value from flop and on. Also betting overcards or just one overcard on the flop.

3.Checking Turn if unimproved and be willing to call the river with Ace high if its not too scary.

Difficult decisions
1. The river call if you don't improve. Would be the biggest trouble whit this kind of play. There you would just need to get a good read on what he is willing to bet, after a turn check.
2. How to play underpairs like 22 on the flop, if it's checked to you / if it's bet into you.


So my play on the button pre flop if its folded to me would be to:
Raise: AA-77, AK-A9o,AK-A7s, any cards above T.
Call: A8-A5o, 22-66, T9s-98s.



In HEPFAB it says that you should raise only if your hand is in the top 40%. Had some trouble coming up to this number.
Got up to 22.1% with AKo-A7o, AKs-A2s, pockets down to 44 and any two cards J or higher.