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Originally Posted by Carnivore
there'd be 450 in the pot and 50 behind, so pointless to be concerned with that. If he wants to pay 125$ more to try and catch a flop he likes with $50 behind, that's fine with me.
Next time you don't care about $50, ship it to me.
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Originally Posted by Carnivore
And in live games, there is always some sort of read, if you pay enough attention. His age, gender, and appearance were all things I would consider reads. Taking a few seconds to look him over and saying something to get a reaction are useful tools.
You're confusing reads and tells. You should always pick up on reads. But you don't need to do it in a hand. As a matter of fact, gathering reads while NOT in a hand is better, as people are unguarded. Look, for instance, to see what he's paying attention to when not in a hand - the TV, the waitress, his phone, or the board?
Your read on him should have established your opening range to begin with. Presumably you didn't think he was so tight that your TT didn't have equity; he has a beheaded, probably wide, range. When he LRRs, you now narrow his range, and by quite a bit. He has a narrow range that you destroy. You can ask all the questions you want, but donks gonna donk no matter where he's from or how he answers your question.
I love it when people ask me questions. It shows they're paying attention to me rather than all the clues I've dropped throughout the hand. One practiced response (my favorite is, "I have jacks," as in almost any situation JJ is believable) and my opponent spends the rest of the clock thinking about a red herring.