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Here are my thoughts on this guy, he didn't play many hands, he didn't make big bets or call bets, he was a quiet, patient, conservative, but passive player.
I came out betting small on the flop, hoping for a raise, which I got. Re-raising this player here would have given my hand away too soon. Or so I thought at the time, I didn't think his hand was actually as strong as it was. If I re-raised large, I thought he would fold, he only raised me back $1.
In retrospect, he was probably thinking the same thing, that if he raised too much, I would fold. My play is pretty quiet, patient, and conservative as well.
On the turn, I still thought I'd go for a check-raise, hoping he wasn't holding KQ, which is one hand I thought was a possibility. He bet $4, I check-raised another $4 - my hand is either the best hand (70%), or I scare him with the straight showing (10%), or he re-raises me and I know I'm beat (20%).
So, I figured the min check-raise of $4 (which was a pretty big bet from this guy from my observance) would grow the pot, probably get called, and I'm probably winning. If I would have come out and bet $8, I thought for sure he'd fold. I also had not seen him make any kind of play such as a raise on a draw or bluff, he played very conservatively (like limpin in with AK).
Since he just called my raise, I figured I had him beat, and now I just want him to call a little more, still thinking he may fold to any REAL sign of strength. He's committed to calling a $5 value bet, I'll take it.
You know, it's weird, some players you just try to squeeze out some extra bets out of, others you know will call big bets on second best and drawing hands. This guy was in that first category. But now knowing he had Big Slick, there's no doubt I could've gotten more out of him...
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