[AtticusFinch]

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raising the turn given the flop check is actually very very likely to result in the perception of 'oh, it's a bluff'.

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It could as easily be 'oh, it's a set'


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Or "Oh, it's a straight."

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A few things:

1) What does 'PCed' mean?


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Pot-committed.

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2) The single biggest "error" was the overrating of CO's tightness. I mean, a Tight player should fold KTo to a preflop raise for fear of domination/out of position, not to mention to a Turn-checkraise with medium pair.


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He was priced in pf 'cause of the 3-way action. I am surprised he called all the way down, though.

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One would generally play Tighter at a full table due to the perception that since there are more people there is a higher chance of a better hand as well as not wanting to embaress oneself in front of the entire table. When you're heads up one loses the fear of embarressment and there's a vibe that since it's only 2 players the quality of hands out there decreases as well so a Call is more likely.


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Good point.

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4) For close decisions such as deciding between 5k and 7k, just follow the old rule 'Trust ur first instinct- don’t 2nd guess yourself'.


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I don't see 5k v. allin as a close decision at all. My Dad was a Poker pro briefly in the 70s before going to medical school. He taught me a little about the game when I was a teenager. He said, "Never bet everything you have except for bus fare home." There's an enormous psychological difference between going all-in and saving 10 big blinds, especially when you're covered by this much.