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Originally Posted by luz4ggro
I like that response a lot and you are touching very important points. My range doesnt include low cards that much if im opening from MP and with the big bet on the turn there are even less 4s Im capping my range to straight or flush draw, the flush that hits on the river does help me in case Im not crazy bluffing with complete air (which I was this time ). It does look like im using brute aggression to push him off a difficult board for him. But putting opponents in those decisions give you a good image and people call me down with dumb things a lot of times because they think I make this kinds of play all the time
Ok, here how the hand ended:
Villain tanks for 5 minutes until one player at the table asks for clock....
Seriously??? He tanked for 5 minutes with top set???
When you say, "my range doesn't include low cards that much if im opening from MP" - is that objectively true, or is that what you think V thinks about your range here? If you have an aggro image, I'd probably think you're going to be opening MP with a wide range, that could include some small pairs and lower suited connectors that could connect here.
The benefit of having an aggro image is that we get paid off a lot when we have value. The downside is we need to be really selective with our bluffs. Going bet-bet-bet when the nuts change on every street is going to get us looked up a lot.
Your hands that bet small on flop and pot on turn don't jam river, unless you're jamming turned straights when the flush comes in. Your hands that jam river don't bet small on flop and pot on turn, unless you're betting small and potting the turn with your flush draws.
He probably needed 5 minutes to figure that out. Most players realize in 10 seconds they're never folding top set, and just stick it in.