$4/$8 at Foxwoods, KQs against tilting villain

[DrModern]

Hey guys, I'm a micros regular but I figured this hand probably belongs here.

I'll post it street-by-street.

Villain in this hand has taken a couple of bad beats and is obviously tilting badly. He's spewing chips doing things like 3-betting an EP open raise with 97o. Anyway, he clearly does not like me, partly because I keep chatting with another 2+2er who is at my table, and seems to want to "get revenge" on the game.

I'm UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] and I raise.

Folds around to villain who 3-bets from the CO. Folded back to me. Cap or call and why?

[Grease]

I definitely cap, especially if he hates you and is crazy almost every hand. He might have a decent hand like KJ, but if he does, you have him crushed.

Cap, reestablish your position, and put him back in his place.

[Purgatory]

I just call.

Obviously, we are ahead of his range here, so there is value in getting money in, but if he is spewing postflop as well, then I don't see any reason to reestablish control by capping. I doubt we have much folding equity postflop, and I am not sure I want to bloat the pot vs. an opponent against whom I may have to show down my K high. Anyway, I would imagine it will be easy to make up that small loss in preflop value on the times we do hit.

[HoneyBadger]

I'd also just call. You probably need to hit something to win this one. If he 3 bets he is likely to go to showdown with anything, even ace high.

[BigBadBabar]

i'd just call.

[DrModern]

<font color="blue">O.K., well I called.</font>

Villain in this hand has taken a couple of bad beats and is obviously tilting badly. He's spewing chips doing things like 3-betting an EP open raise with 97o. Anyway, he clearly does not like me, partly because I keep chatting with another 2+2er who is at my table, and seems to want to "get revenge" on the game.

I'm UTG+1 with KQ and I raise.

Folds around to villain who 3-bets from the CO. Folded back to me, and I call.

Flop:

K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

What's your plan? Just bet out, maybe with the intention of 3-jacking it? Go for a check-raise?

[Grease]

With this flop, I like a B/C, C/R line. I would bet/3-bet against a crazy, and probably just keep ramming until I felt he might actually have a hand, but against someone who might respect you/slow down if you go nuts, I take this line against people who will just call the 3-bet and fold the turn (you eek out an extra SB).

There are a lot of good lines to take, and I think any of them that involve you putting a lot of money into the pot are all valid.

[TripleH68]

I like the call preflop.

Now check-raise. He will not figure you for a king so you have plenty of options after the check-raise.

[DrModern]

<font color="blue">I went for the check-raise.</font>

Villain in this hand has taken a couple of bad beats and is obviously tilting badly. He's spewing chips doing things like 3-betting an EP open raise with 97o. Anyway, he clearly does not like me, partly because I keep chatting with another 2+2er who is at my table, and seems to want to "get revenge" on the game.

I'm UTG+1 with KQ and I raise.

Folds around to villain who 3-bets from the CO. Folded back to me, and I call.

Flop:

K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

I check, he bets, I raise, he goes to 3-town, what's your play?

[crablegs33]

i cap this preflop... if you have this credible of a read on villain it's just an equity play...