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Originally Posted by IWantStacks
Maybe you guys are right, but I just feel like the "i'm raising because I have the best hand" is what bad players say. That's not a sufficient reason. Yes, I am crushing his range for betting the turn for $30, but am I crushing the range of hands that he will call my raise with? It seems at the very least a pretty thin raise for value.
Maybe I'm calling the villain the wrong name by saying bad LAG, maybe bad aggressive would be better IDK. I just think there is something to be said for the difference between bad aggressive players ie: 56/30 and Super fishy players ie: 63/5.
I could def be wrong and that's why I posted the hand, we are all here to learn and get better.
Warlockjd nailed the point I was going to make.
I'm not trying to be a dick so please know that what i'm about to say is said with the best intention of making you a better player.
Based on your post, you have a fundamental lack of understanding regarding equity, ranging, and Sklansky bucks. Whether he is a bad LAG or bad aggressives more or less the same. A bad player with the description you provided will have a wide range that calls you with lesser hands. And letting him bet the turn for 1/4th pot is just criminal. Now, if he potted the turn, that is a different story. But he didn't. He block betted you for a ridiculously low amount...
This is not my opinion. This is cold hard mathematical fact. I create mathematical poker simulations all the time and i've modeled similar scenarios like this and I can tell you unequivically that you are just flat out wrong here. Not by a little bit, by a lot.
And I would bet that your fundamental misunderstandings of these key concepts are causing other leaks in your game, leaks you probably aren't even aware of.
You need to figure out how to mathematically model this situation for yourself. If you Google "Sklansky bucks and equity and EV calculations" you should be able to figure out how to mathematically model this for yourself.
Get the equity from poker stove, input your hand then input villains range and the board...
then plug those numbers into a basic EV calculation...
good luck