This is frustrating to play against

[SebQtaneus]

How can someone like this be winning so much? His VP$IP is OVER 85% , his preflop raise is LESS than 3% and his agression frequency total is only 19.2 (very low). Yet in the 73 hands I have played with him in this session he is up $60 on a $50 buy in!

I'm no expert player and I think everyone here knows that. But I don't think my play here was too far out of line on either hand. I did win back all my money back from him and a bit more but this gets really frustrating sometimes when you're playing against people like this and they are winning way more than you.

What do you guys do when up against players like this?

I forgot to mention that these both happened within minutes of each other. Don't know if it matters though.

Empire Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
2 folds, UTG+2 calls, 2 folds, MP3 calls, Hero raises, 2 folds, BB calls, UTG+2 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) , , (4 players)
BB checks, UTG+2 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+2 folds, MP3 calls.

Turn: (5.75 BB) (3 players)
BB checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets, BB folds, MP3 calls.

River: (7.75 BB) (2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 7.75 BB

MP3 shows [6c]
AAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMMIT!!!!


Empire Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , . MP3 posts a blind of $1. CO posts a blind of $1.50.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, 3 folds, MP3 (poster) checks, CO (poster) checks, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (5.50 SB) , , (5 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, SB calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB) (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.

River: (5.75 BB) (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 5.75 BB

SB shows [7h]

[SebQtaneus]

[Xaston]

[SebQtaneus]

Xaston,

I see your point about hand #2.
But please explain to me why I should bet the river on hand #1. I have nothing better than high card, so any pair beats me, and this guy has proven in previous hands that he isn't going to fold reguardless of what I do. If betting the river is the right thing to do then I really do need an explanation.
Sorry for being dense if I am.

[EscapePlan9]

... you have TPTK in hand #1. That isn't "high card". AK with an A on the flop...

[SebQtaneus]

[MTPaid]

[EscapePlan9]

[SebQtaneus]

OK, note to self. Contrary to what I learned playing NL, in Limt TPTK is a good hand most of the time.

[Ichoi]