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Vs most player types I feel this is a common spot, where we are left open to being exploited.

As in the hand below, our hand is pretty face up as air or a weak made hand, allowing villain to value bet thin and an easy bluff with missed draws.


Poker Stars $100.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1744190
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BTN: $327.31 - VPIP: 18, PFR: 15, 3B: 4, AF: 1.5, Hands: 61
SB: $50.50 - VPIP: 27, PFR: 27, 3B: 19, AF: 2.0, Hands: 49
BB: $39.98 - VPIP: 26, PFR: 25, 3B: 11, AF: 6.0, Hands: 348
UTG: $35.81 - VPIP: 12, PFR: 11, 3B: 5, AF: 1.4, Hands: 213
Hero (MP): $326.47 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 19, 3B: 8, AF: 2.9, Hands: 207789
CO: $670.14 - VPIP: 24, PFR: 21, 3B: 13, AF: 4.3, Hands: 187

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is MP with 9 9
1 fold, Hero raises to $3, 1 fold, BTN calls $3, 2 folds

Flop: ($7.50) 8 5 A (2 players)
Hero bets $5.00, BTN calls $5

Turn: ($17.50) T (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($17.50) J (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $13.50, Hero folds

Final Pot: $17.50
BTN wins $16.71
(Rake: $0.79)


Another spot where villain can bluff his air and showdown all pairs

You can't win all of them.

this seems fine.

i'd sometimes consider c/r-ing the river like a spaz because villain probably isn't going to be very strong here, given PF action/flop flat/turn check. but yeah....

You can't win all of them.

ha, i should post-it note this to my monitor

bet fold ott? lot of aces in your range too.