I’ve written before about the importance of thin value bets, but I think at least some of these are too thin:
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Seat 0: Villain ($13917.50) – 
Seat 1: Hero ($5098.50) – 
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PRE-FLOP:
Hero posts small blind $25
Villain posts BIG … Read full post
I’ve mentioned from time to time how annoying it is when people “hit and run”, or win a big pot and quit immediately. Although it can occur at any table, it’s especially annoying when playing heads up because the game is more personal and because when they quit, there’s no … Read full post
I’d been playing this short stacker heads up at 10/20 NL. He was pretty bad, but I was going to need to make a hand to bust him. Finally, I got AKo and made my standard $60 raise. He shoved all in for about $400, I snap-called, and he turned … Read full post
I wonder if this is a record- I got and hit and run five times by the same guy tonight over the course of about three hours. On several occasions, he bought back within the same amount of money he had when he quit the last time, but I was … Read full post
DJ Sensei had a good post a while back about advertising. The general idea is that early in a match, especially when heads up, you might make an extra aggressive play in the hopes of convincing your opponent you are a maniac for the rest of the match. These aren’t … Read full post
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Seat 0: Villain ($5899) – –
Seat 1: Hero ($6298) –
PRE-FLOP:
Villain posts small blind $25
Hero posts BIG blind $50
Dealt To: Hero
RAISE Villain ($150)
CALL Hero ($150)
FLOP:
Pot: $350
CHECK Hero
BET Villain ($225)
RAISE Hero ($650)… Read full post
In general, I think it’s important, for meta-game reasons, to bet hands like this on the river (see my article Value Flows Downstream). If you aren’t betting the second nut full house here, then it will be very difficult for you to take advantage of your position on boards like … Read full post