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					  Originally Posted by  martindcx1e
					
				 
				
	
		
			
			
				
					  Originally Posted by  Lithium
					
				 
				
	
		
			
			
				
					  Originally Posted by  Pelion
					
				 
				
	
		
			
			
				
					  Originally Posted by  Lithium
					
				 
				to find out at  showdown what the villian was willing to bet with on earlier streets.  
			
		 
	 
 This is a  leak.  If you want to see what hands  villain is showing down then pay attention to hands you arent involved with.  Dont cost yourself extra by being curious.  
			
		 
	 
 Only if the villian plays everyone the same.   If they do, I won't utilize this tool, but if it is someone whose play I need to think about, I will.
 
Also, watching a hand and making a read is different than being in the hand and making a read.  I won't  call a huge bet in relation to pot size (or any bet if I have the  nut low or  close to it) just to see if my read was right, but if the bet is small enough, my hand is good enough, and my chip  stack large enough, I will  call even if I feel beat.  Sometimes I am beat, and sometimes I win, but in both cases I get information I want.  
			
		 
	 
 Lithium, I think you are overthinking it. You can  call all you want just to see if your read was right or just for info. Just  don't trick yourself into thinking it's +EV cuz it aint.  
			
		 
	 
 Whether any particular bet/call is +EV or not doesn't matter.   Playing a metagame has very little to do with the ceterius paribus odds of winning over the long run.  In fact, there is a school of thought that making only +EV plays is actually -EV.
					 
				 
				
			 
			 
		  
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