Why bet/fold so much?

[flair1239]

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So, yes, your concern is a good one, but one that is, in my opinion, far more applicable in mid-stakes or higher-stakes games (and also in live rather than online) than in the Party 3/6-type universe in which we reside.

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I have not played Party too hard recently. But at the 5/10 games that I frequent, there are more than enough players who pick up on this stuff. And it is not only the good players, but a lot of the bad ones too.

I think it is one of those moves that attracts attention and done repeatedly in the same session many players notice. Also it eventually shows up on your HUD stats that your opponents view (in the form of a higher fold turn percentage).

I think part of the problem (again I am speaking more to the turn than the river), is that we are conditioned that Checking through on the turn is just terrible. When in fact there are a good chunk of situations where a free card is not that big of a deal. Again the qualities of the opponent should guide you. Against people who either don't checkraise or have a very high winSD after checkraising percentage, I bet fearlessly. However, against others I consider the other options.