What To Do When They Won’t Fold
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How do you beat a guy who won’t fold? It’s a question I hear asked frequently at the no-limit hold’em table, usually after T-5 suited has made a flush on the river or a pair of fours has called a river bluff. Maybe you’ve even asked it once or twice. I have an answer. I can’t prevent the non-folders from frustrating you from time to time, but I can help you get the better of them over the long haul.
First, here’s a general tip: Be willing to gamble a little. Waiting for a sure thing is not the best plan. The guy who won’t fold is usually the most profitable opponent at the table. You’re going to miss out on the party if you snug up too much and wait to catch a big pair or flop a set. I mention this first because it’s my experience that tightening up is exactly how most players react to a non-folder. It’s ridiculous when the loosest guy at the table has trouble getting action, but I’ve seen it many times. You’re going to get the guy’s money by playing with him, not by waiting and waiting.
I’m not suggesting that you go crazy. But you have to be willing to put some money at risk. Guys who don’t fold create lots of big pots, and if things don’t go your way you could lose a few of them in a row. You should be okay with that possibility. If you’re not, you will struggle to be the winner at no-limit hold’em that you could be. Having said that, I have two specific tips for handling the guy who never folds.
Get Money In Preflop
Some people simply won’t fold preflop. They’ll limp in for $5 in a $2-$5 game and then, without much thought, call $100 more after a raise and reraise. They’ll do it with J-7 suited or 9-8 offsuit just as soon as they’ll do it with something better. How do you handle someone like that?
The answer is simple. With all your big aces and medium to big pocket pair hands, you make an enormous raise after he’s limped in. The more confident you are that you won’t run into aces or kings from someone else at the table, the bigger your raise can be.
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