Jonathan Little on Putting the Pressure on Timid Opponents

Jonathan LittleIn this hand from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, I flop nothing but keep bluffing nonetheless. Sometimes you just have to put the pressure on when your opponent seems a bit timid!

It was early on Day 1 and everyone was deep stacked. The blinds were 75/150 and a player limped from early position. I was in the small blind with the and was fine either calling or raising. If we go the latter route, we want to make it something like 700 so that our opponent folds some portion of the time. I’d prefer raising from a more in-position spot like the button or cutoff, but I still make it 700 to go.

The player in the big blind and the limper both called and the flop came . We…