$50 NL vs. Short Stack Calling Stations
Been grinding off a bonus for the last few weeks on a low traffic site. Everybody else bonus whores so why not me?
It is a bit of a pain in the ass because often there are only one or two games running so I can't be too choosy. Many games have a few stacks with 100bb and a bunch of short stackers. I am having a little bit of trouble adjusting.
This table is chock full of calling stations. So obviously no bluffing and lots of value betting.
Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) Seat 5 is Button
Seat 1: KAUFI007($22.60 in chips)
Seat 2: detcoman ($12.88 in chips)
Seat 3: Amanda2120 ($15.65 in chips)
Seat 4: budda73 ($48.68 in chips)
Seat 5: gumpzilla ($19.44 in chips)
Seat 6: IJackit ($55.40 in chips)
Seat 7: Grumpy ($12.90 in chips)
Seat 8: JJ ($24.15 in chips)
Seat 10: LL ($19.15 in chips)
IJackit: posts small blind $0.25
Grumpy: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IJackit [Qs Qd]
JJ: calls
LL: folds
KAUFI007: calls
detcoman: folds
Amanda2120: calls
budda73: calls
gumpzilla: folds
Cadillac: raises $2.75 to $3.25
JJ: calls $20.90 behind
KAUFI007: calls $19.35 behind
Amanda2120: folds
budda73: calls $45.43 behind
*** FLOP *** [4h 4s 8h]
All 3 players who took a flop here basically Loose Passives.
I am probably good so what is my best line here?
It is a bit of a pain in the ass because often there are only one or two games running so I can't be too choosy. Many games have a few stacks with 100bb and a bunch of short stackers. I am having a little bit of trouble adjusting.
This table is chock full of calling stations. So obviously no bluffing and lots of value betting.
Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) Seat 5 is Button
Seat 1: KAUFI007($22.60 in chips)
Seat 2: detcoman ($12.88 in chips)
Seat 3: Amanda2120 ($15.65 in chips)
Seat 4: budda73 ($48.68 in chips)
Seat 5: gumpzilla ($19.44 in chips)
Seat 6: IJackit ($55.40 in chips)
Seat 7: Grumpy ($12.90 in chips)
Seat 8: JJ ($24.15 in chips)
Seat 10: LL ($19.15 in chips)
IJackit: posts small blind $0.25
Grumpy: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IJackit [Qs Qd]
JJ: calls
LL: folds
KAUFI007: calls
detcoman: folds
Amanda2120: calls
budda73: calls
gumpzilla: folds
Cadillac: raises $2.75 to $3.25
JJ: calls $20.90 behind
KAUFI007: calls $19.35 behind
Amanda2120: folds
budda73: calls $45.43 behind
*** FLOP *** [4h 4s 8h]
All 3 players who took a flop here basically Loose Passives.
I am probably good so what is my best line here?
Comments
Being loose/passive:
If JJ or KAUFI007 come over the top, your calling anyways as they don't have enough behind to really worry about.
If budda comes over the top, fold.
This was my initial thought too. so many pairs between 55-QQ and Ax type hands that could make some silly overcalls here that I out to bet out and build this pot while chasing off any one with a hearts draw (I know the board is paired but any 2 sooooted in the game is teh nutz).
FYI - I potted it and both short stacks pushed and big stack folded. I called.