Re: Abandoning the slow play (TD 2-7)
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You played this hand terribly, but I managed to play it worse. How many times does someone fold here for 2 small bets (especially given the preflop action)? 1/4 of the time?
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I did not consider the pot size. You are right that a fold is unlikely here.
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Also, you're making it so that you're not ever getting raised on the later streets (which is worth a lot more than one small bet).
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The smooth call is not to get a small bet here (I could get that by raising the original better) it's to pick up a big bet the next round.
Certainly the call/3-bet line will scare off later-street raises, but the original call can play like a scared 8 (as long as I remember to actually play some scared 8s that way vs observant opponents.)
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