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Originally Posted by CallMeVernon
Exactly the opposite. V will know you didn't call twice with any hand with a king in it. That makes this a great card to value bet because the king LOOKS like a scare card, so you could conceivably be bluffing. In other words, this is exactly the right card to let Villain level himself. If you had 98 and you tried a bluff, most likely you'd get tank-called and you'd curse the looseness of everyone you're playing against. Make him pay here.
Also, 54 is not a missed open-ender; it is a flopped straight.
I would bet the $50 with absolutely everything in my range on the river. My missed straight draws down to my 88+ including my full houses. He has a pretty capped range on the river.
The times he calls and I turn over a busted draw only encourages him(and the table) to make that call more often in the future. The times he calls and you turn over a boat encourages him(and the table) not to bluff in the future. You kind of turn people into calling stations.
If you are so tight that he feels he can comfortably fold a pair because of the king you are too tight, and probably projecting YOUR play style onto his. People don't like to fold getting 4 to 1 on the river.
