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 Originally Posted by mcatdog
 Originally Posted by FlopTurnThenRivered
With a LAG style, are we nearly always betting our draws? Betting middle pairs?
No! Don't fall into the trap of playing a certain way simply because you're trying to play a LAG style and you think that's how a LAG "should" play. Being a good LAG doesn't mean having standard plays. You think about the situation you're in and you bet those hands if you think it's +EV, otherwise don't.
Of course it's always situational, so let's create a situation.
We raise on the button with 89s suited, the sb calls and the big blind folds. The flop comes Ad 9c Qc. The Small blind checks to us, I would think a good time to c-bet right here. So we bet out 3/4th the pot and the villian calls. The turn comes a blank, and the sb again checks to us.
It's these situations that kill me, without any good read on the villian, but assuming he's not a complete calling station and can lay down middle pairs etc, should we fire out another - larger - bullet here? Or check behind possibly giving a free card to the flush, or even a higher pair that's going to beat our hand, also giving the villian FE if he decides to fire at virtually any river card.
It's my understanding that again we should fire at this, maybe a 2/3 the pot bet, putting the villian to some sort of decision. But there's problems I see with this as well, because say he calls behind again, we're playing scared on the river and have a tough decision to make, almost no matter what the villian does. If he checks to us, I like a check behind, hoping he missed his draw. If he bets out, did he miss his draw? Or has he been sitting on a strong hand the whole time, knowing we'll bluff at the pot with a weak hand.
How would you (you being anyone reading this) play this hand??
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