[TJD]

Not easy. We only have 1 piece of information on this player but it might be valuable. He has open-limped! This is not the action of an aggressive player.

Now, limpers are by definition poor players [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] and in my experience poor players bluff too much. This is true even if they are not aggressive. Of course, the poor aggro players bluff even more but this guy is NOT aggro.

So, there is a reasonable chance he is bluffing. Why the hell should HE have hit? Even a poor player does not think that flop hits many PFR so a bluff bet may appear.

My play here would be to raise the flop, bet the turn and check the river. That costs me 4SB and I see a SD. This is cheaper than any other route except if he checks the river.

If I meet resistance at any point I am gone (apart from a peel if I am 3-bet on the flop), because I assume this player is not aggro.

The comment that he may fold a better hand is, IMO, not based on the real world. They will always put you on 2 high cards so an 8 or a 6 or a PP is NOT folding here!

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