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Originally Posted by Jordansimo
I.e they will open to 2/3x and pot size c-bet and any subsequent streets.
Preflop:
Tightening up your preflop range will go a long way towards combating an aggressive opponent.
You say they will open 2/3x. I hope that does not mean that you limped in front of them. Preflop, if no one has opened in front of you, attempt to either fold or come in for a raise. If someone has opened in front of you, attempt to either re-raise or fold.
You want position (play from button or cutoff), you want cards (tighten up a little from late position, play extremely tight from early position, ), and you want initiative (attempt to put in the last bet). The player that does not have initiative (i.e. the play who only called and did not put in the last bet) has what is called a ‘capped” range. That means that unless they are trapping, the top of their range basically does not exist. If they had AA/KK/QQ/AK they probably would have raised.
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Originally Posted by Jordansimo
if I check back the flop they will pot the turn.
Don’t check back the flop.
If you are the pre-flop raiser, then your range is uncapped and when the OOP villain checks to you, you will usually (almost always) want to bet. As the aggressor with an uncapped range, you will be able to represent many more flop textures than the caller. Remember that you are playing what you are representing your range to be, not your exact hand within that range.
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Originally Posted by Jordansimo
they are floating a fair amount of my c-bets and potting the river
Apparently this villain thinks you are folding too much on the river (and it sounds like maybe you are). You can combat this by having a tighter range to begin with, playing aggressive up to the river, and then if he keeps it up, you will have to start calling down lighter. Snap off his bluffs once in a while. They can’t have it every time.