Re: Why do calling stations piss me off?
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Even when I beat them (regularly) people who call off their chips for whatever reason really tick me off.
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Its because you get more satisfaction from bluffing and making good laydowns (neither of which you can do against a calling station) than you do from value betting. This is understandable - being able to make really good reads is exciting and its very rewarding to be able to buy a pot or avoid losing a lot of money because you know exactly what your opponent has.
My recommendation is to focus more on your value betting and squeezing as much money as possible out of these opponents. Its not as sexy as a good bluff, but betting with second pair no kicker and knowing that your opponent will call with bottom pair can be quite satisfying as well. I think its HEPFAP of SSH has a quote that goes something like "confident value betting is a hallmark of an expert player".
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