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In Position, Medium Strength Hand,
against an Aggressive Opponent who
Checks you
If an aggressive player holding a
medium-strength hand checks to you then
the best response from you would be to
check behind. This is one of those
situations in which the only hand that can
call you, can actually beat you. If you get
raised then you’ll be in a tight spot
where folding will seem like a golden
choice.

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Before betting the river, ask yourself if
your hand is capable of winning at a
showdown. In this particular case where
you hold a medium-strength hand, the
answer is yes. Therefore, if you decide
to bet here then you won’t be betting to
bluff but you’ll be betting for value. And
think for yourself, against a player who
holds a strong hand, how could you
value from a bet? Hands worse than you
won’t give you any profit but might just
raise you and bluff you right out of the
pot.
Look at it this way; say that you have a
hand like Q and J of Hearts while the
board is set as 2-4-T-8-J of hearts,
spades, clubs and diamonds. You flop a

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flush draw and end up with a top-pair
queen-kicker. This is a hand that can
surely win at a showdown but would
end up folding if someone were to raise.
If you consider betting then there
wouldn’t be a lot of hands that would
pay you. You would have to expect a
hero call from someone holding AT,
which would be highly unlikely. You
see, the entire scenario makes no sense.
In conclusion, better hands won’t fold
but at the same time worse hands won’t
call. And even worse is the fact that
these hands might raise which would be
a total disaster. Therefore, the hand
you’re holding is the perfect one and
you’ll have to try your luck because in

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the end the game is heavily dependent on
chance!

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