I had a revelation the other day, this doesn’t have to be difficult, as long as you can sit beside a big fish. I tripled up off this poor sap, here’s the final hand:
K3 Suited UTG and proud of it- K3s vs 72o
I know there are lots of players like this at the micros, but to be honest, I’ve always been afraid of them. I usually lose a lot of money against them, go on tilt and lose even more. Here’s an example:
On Tilt on account of the Lucky Fish – JJ vs 83s
That second hand was completely avoidable. I knew my big hands weren’t holding up and instead of just leaving – I tried to recoup my losses, tilted and went all in when I knew he/she had me.
The lesson here is:
- realize they are playing any two cards (72, 83, 94)
- you can bend the rules a little (like K3s utg)
- realize that they can still get lucky with any two
- leave if they are getting lucky and stay if they aren’t
- do not bluff/c-bet, and respect their raises
- leave if they make you tilt
- leave if your good hands aren’t holding up
I know a lot of people think its easy to play against an any two range, but I find its not. You can’t put them on a hand so you are risking a lot unless you have the nuts. You may be the better player but the only way to win against them is if you hit your flops. Don’t get frustrated when this doesn’t happen and start using fancy plays against them, and don’t try to make them fold – THEY WON’T. If they are getting lucky don’t go all in unless you know you have them. Here’s an example, this person was terrorizing everyone, the size of their stack told me they were getting lucky and I was about to leave, then this happened:
Flopped Four of a Kind – 44 vs 9-10
I don’t know if its easier, or harder playing these Big Fish – but the chips are really flying so be careful.
