Played with a weird V last week. Buys in short ($60 for a 1/2 game) over and over and plays very straightforward pre flop UNLESS there is a straddle. If there is a straddle, he shoves all in pre ALL THE TIME. Even announces to the table "I hate straddles so this is how I combat them."

So, given that info, what is your minimum hand value to call his shove. Do you alter your three bet range over the top to discourage callers? Does your position change any of this?

Curious as to thoughts of everyone.

Thx,

Shorn

Position is the key. It would be worst to have him to your immediate right and field of 3+ callers to your left. In this position, you would need the strongest range to call.

As the field shrinks, your range expands. So for example if you are HU after everyone folded, you would only have to play against 1 player, and therefore your range in this scenario can be the widest.

Sounds like V is just shoving blind over straddles, and I would adjust from HU range of pretty much any Q-high+ and shrink the range based on number of players in the hand ahead of you.

In other words, if I am first to act with 4 players behind, my range would probably be TT+/AJs+/AQ+.

If I am HU, my range would be Qx+.

Adjust somewhere in between using reads and number of players involved.

I called a blind all-in this weekend at $1/2 for $213 with QJhh (V covered). So somewhere in there.

If we have KTo or better (pocket 22+ is better than KTo here obviously) that makes us roughly 55-60% favorite over ATC.

That's my barometer for calling an "all in blind" bet.

Of any size.