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I know I am out of my element here but do villains really fire blank turns with draws in these games?

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I know it's not deerchaser, but have you ever seen Mahatma play? He doesn't even need draws. I imagine the same is true for every single experienced player playing this high.

Deerchaser could have something retarded like.. A7o and make the same move.

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My point is once I flat call this on the flop would a reasonable villain expect me to c/f the turn? I cant see how he could. I think once I call on the flop I am telling villain that my hand is fantastic and I am gonna c/r him on the turn. Pushing on the flop might look MORE like a weak hand than flatcalling here.

And no, I have zero experience at these stakes, but it is nice to dream.

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Ditto, no experience either also, but watching these guys play, and the HH you read here, you got to realize it's a Lagish game.

Also, if we call, it doesn't necessarily mean we have a monster. We could have a flush draw here and play it the same way. Hence the reason why DC will push the turn on a non-diamond.