[bernie]

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But situations similar to this, where you have an extremely strong hand against someone else who has an extremely strong hand, happen often enough that "just keep capping" shouldn't be the default play if someone has shown themselves to be a competent player.


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I agree. Otherwise, you're ignoring the other player completely. Which isn't good and could bleed into other situations.

But if this player is known to be able to jam a lesser hand, like 88 on here, then I can see it as a much easier 3 bet.

Say you just call, and he turns over 88. Ok, ya missed a bet at that point, but the next time, I'd be 3 betting him on the river now knowing he's capable of it.

Now if this is the type of player where you've seen him just call with 2nd nut, or even a nut hand(yes, this happens) then it's a different situation. He'd be more likely to have the quads here.

I posted a hand in a response in another thread awhile ago where I went 4 bets on a river with a more passive player when I had (running)quads and she had the low boat. I was kind of suprised. However, a factor could've also been how I played my hand during it. Some passives will put you on a hand and not stray from it. Especially when they have a great hand themselves. They can be a little blinded by it.

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