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Great topic choice, great post.

There is another possible scenario. Let's take the following villain type:

-generally passive, always limps the button
-will usually call your large (4-5xbb) OOP raise
-will continue calling on the flop and beyond if they catch any piece or draw

Let's say you get AKs OOP and make the standard 4-5xbb raise after the button limps. The flop is dry, you bet anyway, and get called. Assuming you don't connect, how many more barrels do you fire? Or do you take a different line from the beginning?

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usually firing a second barrel. And AK is an always raise for me.

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Remember that we are dealing with a passive call station here. Let's say there's a 50% chance he's on a draw (probably folding to a large bet on the turn/river), and 50% he has a hand like 2nd pair or TPWK (which he's calling down with no matter what). If he calls your 2nd barrel, now you're facing a large pot OOP on a river where you might have to check/fold. What's the reason for bloating the pot in this situation? Are you betting your AK for value, or has it gradually turned into a bluff?