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Originally Posted by King Spew
Do you know what leaks you have?
He might not be aware of it, but he's hinted at several. I'm just going to look at the cash games since I haven't play in a casino tournament for years.
OP, you've stated two separate observations which on the face of it can't both be true.
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It's also incredibly hard to bluff at 1/2 . . . because some opponents will just call with bottom pair garbage kicker no matter how scary the board gets.
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I'm only ever getting action from stronger hands since I play a tight abc style.
I'm going to guess that when you have an over or top pair on the flop, you bet hard on each street through the river. When you bluff, often one or more streets have been checked and you make your stab at the river. For a decent player, this behavior is easy to read. You need to adjust your thinking that TP is a hand where you can get 3 streets of value. There's an art to where to pick up the two streets of value that takes too much time to explain in a post.
The second thing I see is that you haven't recognized that pf people's 3bet ranges are very narrow at 1/2. At most, people will 3bet JJ+, AK. Many will only 3bet AA or KK. They'll only 4bet with AA. So, you need to fold to 4bets unless you know you are up against the rare player to will bet wider.
Third there is a difference between relative value and absolute value. Straights are a good hand in isolation. On a paired board with 3 of a suit showing, they often aren't even worth using as a bluff catcher. If someone calls down a hand with the FD on the board, it hits on the river and all of a sudden they make a bet, you're most likely beat. Don't pay them off.
Finally, poker is about winning money, not winning pots. At 1/2, you win money by putting lots of it in when you have a big edge against their range. Generally, if you are calling a hand on the river because it might be a winner, you're making a mistake. When you're no longer sure you have the best hand, for the most part stop betting.