[hansarnic]

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That type of thinking doesn't happen consciously at the table when you have 30 seconds to make a decision.

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Of course it does. It's basic hand-reading skills, everyone does it. Agree 30 seconds allows you only to be approximate but the analysis I gave was very high-level and I'd be suprised if a decent $200 player (as I understand he is) isn't thinking about what range of hands you put him on and what actions you will take as a result of your read.

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His PF limp to me indicated a small/medium pocket pair, which I think is the wrong move.

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That's a very precise read to have just based on a limp.

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A push with a PP is definitely the +EV situation

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Agree pushing is EV+, but I suppose he thought there was a good chance you'd push PF with a wide range of hands if he limped, which is more EV+.

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because take this hand for example:

Limp in with 99, flop comes KJT, opponent pushes with T2, 99 calls (-EV) and loses

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Yep. Or take actual hand as it played out as an alternative example.

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But anyway, I'll ask him what he was thinking later on if I see him at the tables

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Yeah, would be interesting.