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So a villain who has shown virtually no aggression wakes up and plays back at you? It's an easy fold without AA, JJ or an 8 in your hand.

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Yeah, I'd need really good hand to call here.

Do we throw away KK and QQ here?

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Since that introduces AA into villain's range I think you are probably flipping at bets with KK and well behind with QQ. I'd put a very tight villain's range at JJ+, AJ and maybe A8. OP's description is this guy is a nit calling station, so when he shows strength it is likely to be a bluff.

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Do you mean "unlikely to be a bluff"?

Anyway, I wanted to point out that Villain has been playing a lot of hands. So he probably isn't tight. I thihk this hurts us more than helping us, though, since it increases the possibility that an 8 is in his hand.

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unlikely . TYVM. post edited.

If he's been playing a 40/1/.4 style, then an 8 is easily in his range. All signs are that you need a monster to stack off here.