I have to say this is one of the best PHA threads I've seen.
I'd never think of playing 35 suited UTG and calling a raise with it - I only ever seem to get busted by people with hands like that.
Can I ask a question though, if the raise to 400 isn't enough to get 35 suited to fold, what sort of raise should you make to get him to fold without it being a ridiculous over-bet?? (I know the answer is dependant on stack-size etc. but in general term if the blinds are 100/200 and say both player had about 5k).
I don't think you understand completely here. If he limps at 100/200 playing 5k then I think that is pretty awful.
Spot on. Limping 25 BBs deep is very different to doing it 145 BBs deep which is what the oppo was in this case.
Anybody who has accumulated this many chips by the 4th level has got to be very loose and must've played almost every hand. He's hit lucky a few times but that's what he's banking on.
The difficulty playing against this guy is that you'll never know what he's got. He's rarely going to pay you off nicely but he will occassionally break you. Very tough oppo tbh.
Best strategy against this type of player is to raise or reraise him large. If you've got 99+ or AK you're justified in shoving the lot in because his calling range will include several pairs below you and probably A10 maybe even A9.
It's risky but it can get you paid off. Stand up to him when he's stacked because he'll happily take a race to accumulate which is what you need to do in these tourneys.
Just be carefully shoving if there's loads left to act because they might call you as well
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