V1 - very laggy, raises maybe a third of his hands pre, and bluff raises the turn or river about as much as anyone I see at this limit. Usually slow plays. Thinks he's really good, but about the only thing he is good at is the frequent angle shot and getting the whole table on tilt. I just sat down and am 2 seats to his right, not ideal.

V2 - Pretty straight forward tight solid white lady in her 40s. I guess id call her a tag, though I think she lacks a certain level of aggression post-flop that could take her game to the next level.


Hero is in the SB with J9. V1 straddles UTG. One caller, another laggy guy in the HJ calls, Hero calls, BB(V2) calls, V1 3 bets, we all call. Five to flop.

FLOP: J72

Hero checks, V2 bets, V1 raises, one fold, other LAG calls, Hero?

Ill post the rest of the hand later, but I thought this was the most important decision. Also is pre-flop standard? Even knowing that V2 is going to raise his straddle probably >75% of the time? And other LAG will back-cap sometimes too?

doh wrong section, mods please move to micro if you can, thanks

I'm definitely calling preflop and I'm willing to do some gambling even though it will probably get raised. This hand is too good to fold given the situation. I'm not folding no matter how many bets it goes after my call.

The pot is big and you could easily have the best hand but I'm not loving it. I would just call and see what V2 does. If V2 just calls I think I would try to CR a blank turn assuming I feel good that V1 will bet again and the lag just called or folded. Maybe I can get V2 off a better hand or make her pay to get there.