The passivity trap

[TomBrooks]

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The problem here, the "passivity trap" if you will, is that if I raise this flop, Freddie will put me on exactly what I have, and it will be unlikely for him to make an error postflop.

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You can use this to your advantage also, no?

Raise and if he three bets you know he has AA-JJ and can fold. If he calls your're pretty sure he's slowplaying. Take a free card on the turn and you might improve. Then only if he has AA or JJ are you screwed, but if he bets or checkraises on the river you will know that.

You forgo future profits but also limit future losses.

If he has TT or 88 he's not folding anyway, and if he has 99 or 77 your screwed.

There could be a problem if he has AJ which would chop and he three bets that, but that doesn't happen that often.