Texas Hold'em Question: How Do You Adjust When Playing With Chasers?

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If you are at a table, playing a cash game and there is a habitual chaser on the table, do you adjust your game? Do you start to play more conservative than normal?

Has anyone been in that situation? You are at a table and there is a guy who sees at least 75% of the flops.. After the turn he is a card away from hitting a flush, straight, full house... whatever.. And that particular night he wins 2 or 3 big pots then will start raising before the flop.. And you know he would do it with no matter what cards are in his hand?

Does that throw your game off?

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No, I say thank you lord for your gift today and play my normal style. Yeah, he's going to suck out on a couple, but if your betting structure is sound, you should be able to absorb those hits knowing over time he's going to call off all his chips to you.

You gotta know:
1) when to hold'em
2) when to fold'em
3) when to walk away
4) when to run


Also, never count your money at the table.

Good luck!

It’s hard to play a guy like that because he could have anything.

I play conservative, and stay patient. When in position, he can build you s big pot. You just need a good hand.

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You gotta know:
1) when to hold'em
2) when to fold'em
3) when to walk away
4) when to run

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#4 is tough for OP

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#4 is tough for OP

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Hell _#3 is impossible

Never bluff and make them pay to chase. Be aware that they're going to draw out on you now and then. Just smile, knock the table and say "Nice hand".

Play it cool, like cool hand Luke... kick a buck!

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You gotta know:
1) when to hold'em
2) when to fold'em
3) when to walk away
4) when to run

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Sounds like OweO is pretty fricked then

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#4 is tough for OP

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Hell _#3 is impossible

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chris, you call a loose player more than you'd call a tight player.

you folded AQ to a loose player that raises 75% of hands? LOL. no, you raise him with AQ. in fact, you raise him with A9. and when you're not raising him pre-flop, you're raising him with second pair or 4 to a flush.

stop playing scared.

You WANT that guy at your table! That’s how you make money! Big egos from guys that watch the pros play. I saw similar behavior back in the late 90’s when online players started migrating to live games. Math doesn’t lie. Know your odds. He WILL draw out on you occasionally, but in the end, he will lose more than he wins. You set that guy up by disguising your hand with betting patterns. For instance, I will raise proportionately by figures related to blind amounts and show the hand a time or two. This is the setup. When your position is right, your cards are right...you either go ABOVE or limp....just the two of you and in position? Limp it, not like he’s not going to call you anyways....if you hit the flop, bet hard! He will call or re raise you. You’ve placed HIM into a raise or fold situation. You are in control of the hand. If he rivers you, smile knowing that he is just holding those chips till you get a monster. The shift to suited connectors or any two cards and playing the players (not calling with 40/60 hands) is what he is banking on. Just keep folding until you get the right hand. Too many people try to play too many hands. I love playing with those guys. It’s a marathon, not a sprint!