Re: Super Tuesday Final Table Hand vs. Chip Leader
2nd pair is hard to play. Maybe he made a good reas on the push.
Making a small lead from the blinds with 2nd pair does seem like a poor approach. Many players (donks) believe in making a small bet with a medium hand.
Usually I would make a small lead as either a pure bluff or to get action for a set or something. However, I don't usually make gay bets like that.
I think leading out 2/3 pot, check calling, and checkraising are all reasonable choices.
I don't think JT is a good hand at all. If it wasn't suited, I probably wouldn't call a raise with it, even a small raise all the chip leader in the BB.
I think this is a better hand to make a resteal reraise with than to see a flop with. However, a big stack might prefer to try to steal the hand after the flop.
I agree villain whole style appears donkish. Villain appears to have poor style/technique/book knowledge, but is good at reads.
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