Hand to Talk About

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But the guy who has two pair will have likely flopped a pair and a gutshot on the flop. With that hand, a late position player would bet on the flop.

Therefore, if there is a guy with two pairs on the river, I reckon that chap is in early position and he will be less likely to bet the river (i.e. he may be cautious, he may want to induce a bluff himself from late position players etc.).

So, in this spot, it may be tough to get an early position player to bet two pairs and it may be tough to find a late position player that has two pairs.

On the other hand, if Mason bets the river, the guy with two pairs in early position will probably still make a crying call.