Should be standard, did I play it like that?

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If you're convinced you don't have the best hand, calling down is pointless. Calling the turn maybe if you have odds, but why call the river if you know you're going to lose?

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I call down because although I think I am behind, I do win sometimes


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The free showdown move can win in 3 ways:
1) Villian folds to the raise
2) You have the better hand anyway
3) You hit a better hand on the river.

If we're committed to calling the river (this is important) then you must believe #2 is a possibility. If it's a possibility, then a free showdown can be a worthwhile play.

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I think the main benefit in a free showdown would be getting the villain to fold to a raise with a better hand. I just don't see that happening here. I think getting him to fold with a worse hand is actually something that we don't want to happen.

So, I am really seeing no benefits here. Although it seems pretty similar in value to calling down, I would say that the two negative things are if we fold out a worse hand that would have bluffed the river, and if we get 3-bet on the turn.