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seat 2 is a TAG who I don't have much history with
seat 8 plays over 65% of hands and my notes from the past were "this guy could be completely clueless"...he seems to stab alot multiway with 1 pair hands...he is a calling station...he almost never completes/raises 3rd...basically he is very unpredictable and bad

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Limit Stud $0.40 Ante - 8 players - View hand 900400
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3rd Street: (1.6 SB)
Seat 1: xx xx 4 ____Seat 1 folds
Seat 2: xx xx 9 ____Seat 2 completes
Seat 3: xx xx T ____Seat 3 folds
Hero: K T 3 ___Hero brings in for $0.50___Hero calls
Seat 5: xx xx 8 ____Seat 5 folds
Seat 6: xx xx J ____Seat 6 folds
Seat 7: xx xx 9 ____Seat 7 folds
Seat 8: xx xx 7 ____Seat 8 calls____Seat 8 calls

4th Street: (4.6 SB) (3 players)
Seat 2: xx xx 9 6 ____Seat 2 bets____Seat 2 folds
Hero: K T 3 2 ___Hero raises
Seat 8: xx xx 7 J ____Seat 8 checks____Seat 8 calls

5th Street: (4.8 BB) (2 players)
Hero: K T 3 2 6 ___Hero calls
Seat 8: xx xx 7 J 2 ____Seat 8 bets

6th Street: (6.8 BB) (2 players)
Hero: K T 3 2 6 6 ___Hero bets___Hero 3-bets___Hero calls
Seat 8: xx xx 7 J 2 Q ____Seat 8 raises____Seat 8 caps!

7th Street: (14.8 BB) (2 players)
Hero: K T 3 2 6 6 J ___Hero bets___Hero calls
Seat 8: xx xx 7 J 2 Q xx____Seat 8 raises

Final Pot: 18.8 BB
Hero shows K T 3 2 6 6 J (a flush, King high)
Seat 8 shows T T 7 J 2 Q 7 (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
Hero wins 18.05 BB
(Rake: $3.00)

I don't normally post results, but think they give a better idea of the villain in this hand.

I am super happy it gets capped on 6th knowing that I can't be behind. This also makes me wonder WTF this guy is doing at this point.

I bet into him on 7th because I feel like I am ahead much of the time and don't want to see check-check. I was fully intending on calling a raise on 7th, but wonder now if I should have 3 bet? or am I being results oriented?

I ran a sim giving him only a nut flush draw, two pair or trips as his range on 6th and was very suprised.
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Given he capped 6th in a spot where our hand is so f***ing clear and better than anything his board can have I assume he's a moron who is overplaying his hand. Therefore I 3-bet/ call 7th and feel sick when he shows up with something better. He's clearly willing to put bets in bad though so I think it's reasonable to assume, until otherwise shown, that he'll do so again. If, for some reason, I believed he wasn't a total spaz (which with just this hand I simply refuse to accept) then I think just bet/ calling is probably better because he has to realise we have the flush here most always.

Usually when I get action like this he has a hand like trip 2s and fills the river when I cap, so I've been getting gun shy in spots like this. Capping can't be bad though against a drooler, but I would note that all his upcards are live to hit on 7th.

If he's bad enough to cap this 6th, you have to 3bet 7th.

Thanks guys, that's pretty much where my head was too.

If he's bad enough to cap this 6th, you have to 3bet 7th.

Going to agree with Rusty here, you could/should easily have a flush, his board is not paired so he's overvaluing his hand, and will likely do it again on the river.