Re: When to raise for a free showdown
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There are a couple factors that determine the effectiveness of a free showdown raise. The most important, IMO, is how often your opponent will fold a better hand.
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Good post, but note that it is not necessary that a free showdown raise have fold equity to be +EV. Even if you only cause worse hands to fold, a free showdown raise will often be correct.
Your other two points are good. A couple other obvious factors that justify a free showdown raise: 1) Your hand is good often enough relative to the pot size that putting 2 bets in justified. 2) Your hand isn't strong enough that you want 3 bets to go in on turn and river.
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