Quick history on this before we hit the 5/10/20 hand as its semi relevant.
Hero as playing in a 2/5 game for about 2 hours before the game broke. The random button-pushing villain giving all action quadrupled up, felting half the table in a single hand, and picked up as they were re-buying back in. Table broke immediately after he picked up. While it lasted, Villain loved the gamble, constantly straddling. He clearly is a rec, who loves the gamble. While playing I got into several hands with the V, most of them never went to showdown, except for one late session, where I show jack high air on a small river bluff after he called with queen high (q2o)
Looking at the rest of the tables, i noticed the V move directly behind me, to the only 5/10 table running. It was not a very good table -- 5 handed, with the other 4 being regs. But I decide that that 5th spot was too good to pass up, pick up, and quickly trade in my chips for orange $10 dollar ones.
Buy in 5/10 game (6 handed) for ~$1300:
First hand I post $10 in the CO, villain ($850) above straddles UTG to $20. UTG+1 folds, CO (hero) sees J
6
, raises to $60, folds back to V, who calls.
Flop ($135): J
5
2
V checks, Hero bets $85, V announces "raise" and hamfists 2 half stacks of orange - $200. Hero calls.
Turn ($535): J
5
2
K
V checks, Hero checks.
River ($535): J
5
2
K
7
V checks.
What frequency and sizing should I be turning my hand into a bluff on the river against this villain, vs a competent player? Do I ever go for thin value on river against this sort of V, or is that lighting money on fire?
Against a competent player, I'm assuming I want to be able to fold out low diamonds and possibly some better one pair jacks at some low frequency from his perceived range (< 15%).
Thoughts?
Last edited by fuxxnuts; 11-08-2017 at 07:08 AM.