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Originally Posted by AbqDave
Tends to get discombobulated when money is in play; makes big mistakes in big pots
Interesting that you mentioned this. The way I see things, there are two types of mistakes or leaks you can have in big pots.
(1) calling too often when you should be folding
(2) folding too often when you should be calling
At 1/2, a vast majority of my opponents have leak (1), and very few have leak (2).
Whether or not you believe V has leak (2) is key in how you proceed IMO.
If V is like most 1/2 V's, then I probably just fold to the flop raise. You're in RIO hell with this hand OOP, and I think it's unlikely that you will be able to see a cheap showdown.
If you believe V has leak (2), then I take the following lines with some estimated level of frequency:
(A) just fold (60%)
(B) Hollywood a little, call the flop raise, go for a turn c/r, expecting that V follows up his weak flop raise with a weak turn bet. (30%) This seems like the most logical way to represent having binked an 8 with whatever crap you might be playing.
(C) Reraise the flop to ~100 (10%). This represents strength but not trips. V will probably read this play to be AQ, KK, AA, and your hopes are for V to release TPGK.