[Bicycles_Biatch]

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Another factor is that it's good to train your opponents to feel they're going to have to commit to going all the way against you because you're going to bet all the way. If they fear that, they'll be more likely to give up on the turn (or before, even preflop) even when they have you beat; passive types don't like to play against someone they see as maniacal.

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I really like this... I hadn't thought about pulling the Pavlov dog technique to set the table for future hands.

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you can say "Jack," and if he shows a queen, you can quietly muck, letting him think you had A-J

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This is pretty standard for me... sometimes if someone shows their pair first I even take it to the next level, lie about my hand, and say "AK misses again"

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If he's the type to just passively check-call with top pair weak kicker

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Villian falls into this category... hence my decision to check behind