But How Much of a Calling Station is He?

[Foucault]

Villain just limp-called a min-raise with J7s in MP2 and won a big pot by turning a flush. Now he's got 31K with blinds 300/600 and open limps in MP1. I've got 88 in MP3 and 9.5K. What's my line? How can I best take advantage of his terribleness?

This is from the 30r on Paradise, apologies for not having stack sizes of anyone behind me, but pretty much everyone has 12-20K with the exception of one guy at 3K, so not a lot of desperation but no one big enough to do anything crazy, either.

[gumpzilla]

I don't think 88 and these stack sizes are the best for exploiting his particular brand of suckiness. I'd probably just raise to 2400-2500, and if I isolated against this guy I'd get it in most of the time. I might shy away from flops like QJ9 and the like.

[jason75]

Awkward stack sizes for a PFR here. Seems like you'd pretty much have to push the flop, and it's going to be tough to know where you are when you get the likely overcard flop. (PF raise of 2500 leaves you with a 6K pot and 7K behind).

So you're 2 options are call and play for set value in what will likely be a large field, or raise to take the pot down (as opposed to isolate). If he calls, you're in a push/fold flop situation.

So I'd raise to something like 3K, hoping to just pick up the pot.

[DragonZ]

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So I'd raise to something like 3K, hoping to just pick up the pot.

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villain is a calling station, hes not folding preflop.

[Colombo]

just call. If you raise, he'll probably call, and there will be very few flops that you will be comfortable with.

[TheNewf]

3K sounds pretty good. Pushing is probably fine too since the antes on Dise are fairly big. I actually kind of like pushing but letting him see a flop for a good price like 3K that he's probably going to miss might be better. Of course if his JT hits you're going to be mad but it might be more +EV. I think I prefer pushing though just try to take it without a fight, and he might call with smaller pairs if he's that bad.

[TakenItEasy]

With your stack I think you have no choice but a standard line. Raise to 3.5x and a push fold decision with position on the flop. Your stack is too small to play for set value and you risk going multiway with a smaller raise.

[Moose747]

I'd raise. You want a call from MP1, since you're ahead of his range and 88 isn't that tough to play in position.

[Moose747]

I reckon you can raise less than 3k. 2400 should get anyone with junk out of the hand (aside from the limper). So you give yourself a chance to get away if someone wakes up with a monster.

[shaundeeb]

3k so you have a pot sizes bet left in your stack.