Re: Reviewing a past post
Hi Chuck. Hope your limit project is going well. The #1 mistake made in low limit holdem is going too far with hands that don't deserve it. You should take advantage of that. People are also not aggressive enough on average, so underplaying is usually more likely than overplaying. Unless your you have a read that suggests aggression is likely, expect average players to call with way more hands than they'll bet.
We also have limited ability to trap people for many bets (no pun intended), meaning that we have to be damn sure that we're going to increase our implied odds when we check a strong hand since it's hard to make up lost bets.
In this hand, there are all sorts of reasons for people to call. The flush draw. Overcard(s). Several possible straight draws. Many people will call any pair. Especially loose opponents will take one off with almost any 2. We also don't love giving a free card here.
In the vast majority of cases it's best to just bet your strong hands. This is one of them.
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