Re: How to beat calling stations?
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Toss c-betting out the window unless you have some good outs to improve.
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Actually there's one more nit to pick with this. C-betting has two purposes: to protect a dodgy hand with showdown value and to semibluff with a hand that missed the flop. It's not always clear which is which. If you CB AK on a JT7 flop, you're betting for value/protection if your opponents happen to hold A6s and 64s. You're betting as a bluff if one opponent happens to hold 44 or T9.
Calling stations are frustrating to play against because they'll call down with 44 there, so you definitely should CB less. But if you can make a decent guess that you're ahead -- say with AK unimproved heads-up on the flop -- you should still bet to protect your hand. Any hand without an ace or king has six outs to beat you.
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