I really am supposed to go broke

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1. Don't see remotely how this belongs in 'Psychology'. You're talking about a hand you saved money on. This should either be in SSNL or BBV.

2. If villian checks aces on the river here, he's a terrible, terrible poker player. As in I don't think I've ever seen a player bad enough to check aces here. If your read wasn't "worst player ever", you probably didn't know villian well enough to check down the turn and river.