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This is HU, but if you wish pretend it is 6-max against a very loose opponent. Villain is loose passive, will sometimes call 2 barrels with A-high, you know the type. $200 stacks.

You open to 6 on button, he calls.

Flop is 5h 7h 8s

and you have black 22. How do you proceed?

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usually just try to check down on this board.

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Eh, if he's calling down super light I think we can VB here on the flop. It's not like we're ever gonna get c/r'd with a worse hand (at least not according to the read). If villain calls there I'm probably not putting any more money into the pot.

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cbet like normal?

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cb, check behind on the turn and maybe call a river bet?

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I'm assuming Villain checks the flop...
I like to Cbet most of the time, and then double barrel most turns as well.

My thinking is pretty much as follows:
We're very slightly +EV. So Betting is good.
Betting does make our decisions a little tougher and we have to think more, so it's a little trickier esp. if we're multi tabling.

I really like to give action to the loose guys and if we're playing all our slightly +EV spots hard, we'll be getting more action with the big hands. There was a thread almost exactly like this spot not too long ago I'll look for.

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bet/give up against most people, theres a few I might check behind here and call 1 street against.

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while we're thinking about stuff we do automatically...

lets think about why we're playing preflop. i'm considering the option of folding it. on the button. heads up.

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check

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im pretty sure playing 22 HU ip is +EV


Isura, i cbet probably about 2/3rds of the time depeing on the flow of the game.

With the right villain (passive) i like a delayed cbet on boards like this