Re: Raise for a free showdown? ($10/20 5 handed, A3s blind steal)
The only problem with the free showdown play is that people who bluff draws almost always bet the river (because he hopes you are also on a draw and will fold) which means you make the same if they only have a draw. The value would come in folding better hands here which rarely happens unless you have some sort of read this guy will fold middle pair. I don't think that overcomes the times you get 3-bet and don't get a chance to see the river where you could have drawn out with 5 live outs. I've begun to dislike the free showdown play more and more at shorthanded games.
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