A Once-Every-Three-Months Play to Add to Your Arsenal

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Interesting idea - Main worry would be some fish in 2/4 might call 2 cold with A9 in this spot while there will be some cases Villain has something like 45 suited and a harmless looking 6 on the river could end in disaster.

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Obviously this play is high variance, but the pot has gotten big enough that this I think this is worth doing against the right opponent. It's pretty dangerous if some of the intermediate players are fish and might call a few cold. This works particularly well on board which are paired and full of low cards. It is also important to be sure that the last position villain sort of knows what he's doing and: 1) is actually making a free card play and not just making a pussed-out check on the turn; 2) has decent enough starting requirements that he is unlikely to have made a shitty pair on the river.