Hmm... Anyone have some advice here?

Lately I've been having some frustration with my favorite kind of fish.. the loose passive player who NEVER. RAISES. EVER. How does one combat the emotions that come with playing this type of player? I know most of the time I'll amass a nice stack from him but here's a hand I played recently that may sum it up a bit.

Here's the stats for both villains and a bit of a read... ( and sorry, Adri the converter has a 4 color deck... and the spades are yellow, ugh!)

SB is 48/0/0.3 over a smallish sample (75 hands) and has cold called JJ to my EP open, x/c on a Q high flop and call down UI, chases draws and didn't raise a rivered nut flush 3 way;

The BB is 32/20/4.7 after 50 hands and his favorite move is a x/r on the turn and is a bit more aggressive on the later streets. He's won at showdown 5 out of 15 tries so far and seems to rely on fold equity.

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 89451

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Pre Flop: (1.4 SB) Hero is CO with A 8

1 fold, Hero raises, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls



Flop: (6 SB) A T 9 (3 players)

SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB calls



Turn: (4.5 BB) T (3 players)

SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB raises, Hero calls, SB calls



River: (10.5 BB) 8 (3 players)

SB checks, BB bets, Hero calls, SB calls



Final Pot: 13.5 BB

Hero shows A 8 (two pair, Aces and Tens)

SB shows T A (a full house, Tens full of Aces)

BB shows K 6 (a pair of Tens)

SB wins 12.9 BB

(Rake: $0.30)




First does anyone see a weak spot in my line? Did I over play this on the turn? Do we ever slow down our betting against him? The BB's x/r doesn't really scare that much given the read. According to stove I'm not too bad.

The real question is what is the SB thinking? Why not put in a raise somewhere? Does anyone have a good understanding on what goes through the mind of this type of player? I understand the rationale of "I don't want to lose any customers" but what gives?

Good luck on the felt and may the good cards hit your hand...