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I don't often play cash short handed, but I'll set the scene so you can understand how I ended up there plus you might pick up a couple of other titbits along the way.

I popped into Venlo tonight after I'd finished a job close by.  I just decided to play with what I had on me at the time (160 Euros) and so plonked myself down at the 2/2 table.  Within a couple of orbits I'm motoring along nicely and am up to about 220.  I've a solid image at the table and my raises are respected.

One thing I should mention, is that I have noticed out here is that the Germans/Dutch really really hate re-raising in cash games. Preflop action generally goes early raise 6xBB and about 4 (or more) callers.  If they do re-raise they generally don't do so strongly enough and just end up pricing each other in. BUT they really hate strong re-raises and it often draws comments such as 'why do you only ever raise or re-raise???'

Anyways...

A player comes to the table and instantly donks 200 bucks, with a very strange play that escapes me. Later he appears to play loosely but competently; he seems to like his gappers.  He plays an 86 very nicely and a couple of hands later he gets in a pot with me and one other.  Again, he bets well and (potentially) takes down top straight.  On a 6879 board he scares off my opponent (shows 79) and saves me a wedge in doing so (I had 68).

Unfortunately the table begins to break and the stacks I had identified for targetting hit the road.  Within 2 or 3 hands we go from 8 to 4 handed.  I instantly feel uncomfortable as I NEVER play short handed cash, not even 6 max.  But I've posted my BB so decide to play out the orbit.

The following hand occurs when I am on the button.

Villain Posts SB
Dutchy posts BB
Dutchy2 calls
I am dealt  Aspades Js and raise to 14
Villain raises to 62 (which is coincidentally about what I have been raising to when I have wanted to get rid of 2 or 3 raise callers)
BB and Dutchy2 fold

Villain appeared confident as soon as he saw his cards and handles a bit of table talk well.

I'm a little confused as a) the locals don't usually raise so strongly b) I don't play short handed cash.

So the pot is 80 and its 66 to call.

I have about 200 Euros total and he probably has about 20 more than me.

Questions:

a) What do you put him on?

b) Whats your play?

Fold.

+1 its never a bad fold your dominating very little even if you are your going home in profit bt folding

We don't know enough about him to make any meaningful guess. He could have aa or be spazzing with 72o

Quick fold.

Rip up the cards then fold. GETTEM AWAY