Re: 77 Overpair + Gutshot
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He should have raised you on the flop with an overpair or a set.
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Maybe he should have, but I have lost big stacks numerous times with exactly this type of hand when he didn't. What always happens is that my flop bet is big enough to make him happy just to call. Then on the turn, I am faced with the choice to fire a second barrel (often in the presence of an overcard) or not, this time in the 1k range. If I fire, I am often min-raised, offering me really good odds on a really ugly situation. If I don't, the pot is lost, potentially to a bluff. Yuk.
I agree that having failed to improve, we should keep this pot small, maybe getting a free look at a set on the turn or river.
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