NL50. BB play vs a blind stealer on the button. Flop 2 pair

[DarrenJones1984]

As the title says, this guy was stealing my blinds with a $1.75 raise time and time again.

Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker Hand History Converter

SB: $1.65
Hero (BB): $82.40
UTG: $51.50
UTG+1: $62.15
MP1: $51
MP2: $37.20
CO: $40.75
BTN: $49.50

Pre-Flop: J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BB)
5 folds, <font color="red">BTN raises to $1.75</font>, SB folds, Hero calls $1.25

Flop: ($3.75) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">BTN bets $3</font>, Hero calls $3

Turn: ($9.75) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [ A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $4.50</font>, <font color="red">BTN raises to $14</font>, Hero calls $9.50

River: ($37.75) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [ 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ] (2 Players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">BTN bets $20</font>,


<font color="blue"> RESULTS SHOWN BELOW IN WHITE</font>


<font color="white"> Hero calls $20

Results: $77.75 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero mucked J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (two pair, Jacks and Nines) and LOST (-$38.75 NET)
BTN showed Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (a straight, Ace high) and WON $74.75 (+$36 NET)</font>

[gregorio]

Please don't show results even in white.

If he is stealing too much, it is easier for you to resteal than to call and have to make a hand or float OOP. If you 3bet PF, he should be folding this hand, and he should start tightening up.

Very unlucky, but the key to playing back against a LAG is not to pay off their big hands. They make/you lose money when they have big hands and you don't believe them since they play every hand that way, so you pay them off. It really sucks to have to lay down 2 pr to someone you're dying to play back at,but when he raises the turn on a 3flush board with 3 to a straight, and lots of possible 2pr hands that crush your bottom 2, you can't pay him off. If you 3bet PF the hand is over then,and they don't have a chance to make a hand.

Also, post this in the Full Ring forum right below this. If your blinds are being stolen in FR, I don't know how much you're supposed to care.

[msbviper]

I think that if you are getting tired of his steals, you need to play back aggressively.

If this is the hand you choose to play back, 3bet to ~4.

Also, don't play your two pair so passively. Either a b/3bet or a c/r would have been good here. It makes him define his hand more, and it protects yours against the straight and flush draws.

The result is just unfortunate, don't worry about results though. You've got to make the right decisions, that's what counts.