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Originally Posted by jaywill
He is talking about betting into or raising the "mediocre" hand, which is actually the favorite in this example.
I was talking about the "mediocre" hand doing the raising.
Right, you're suggesting that the "mediocre" hand just raise the original bet as a counter strategy if he knows that he's an equity favorite based on the villain's strategy. Just remember there are a couple key constraints to Sklansky's contrived example: all bets are pot sized and effective stacks are deep enough for this to continue for 3 betting rounds. If stacks are shallow enough that the "mediocre" hand can get all-in before the last round then your suggestion has merit, but this is already a common play in no-limit where these constraints don't exist.