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Originally Posted by kamikaze baby
Why? You often make a lot more money by giving up the betting lead to a chronic bluffer.
You are correct with your statement; however, said statement does not apply to this situation. OP described his villain as a straightforward player, not a crazy chronic bluffer. Each situation and opponent should be adjusted to. So based on the information given in this specific hand, our Hero made a huge mistake by not taking control of the hand. Against a player such as he described he should have kept betting...UNLESS he was inducing a bluff.
Now, against a "chronic bluffer", a good player will still maintain control over the hand....however, that control is in a different form. Rather than take control by betting out, the hero can take control of a chronic bluffer by letting the bluffer hang himself with stupid bets.
I stand by my statement: You should always have control of every pot you're in...no matter what. Sometimes having that "control" doesn't mean just betting and raising, though. Think about it.