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Originally Posted by ddoreo
I'm not entirely sure what you were suggesting Richard Parker.
when you say 'checking with a polarized range', do you mean by that that me checking to him is common theme with losing players?
Turning your hand into bluff catcher against an aggressive opponent can often be the most optimal way of playing a hand.
Aggressive players have a much wider "betting" range than a "calling" range, therefore it makes more sense to let them bet than bet into them when you're holding a strong value hand.
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Originally Posted by ddoreo
and also why do you say CoolHand's reasoning is so wrong?
I don't think he understands what a bluff catcher is and why it is more profitable to turn a strong hand into one.
He also doesn't quite understand the purpose of betting. If we're to bet in this spot, we're betting to get value out of worse hands, not as some sort of "where we're at?" bet.