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I've seen so many players make this same mistake over the years that it's almost comical at this point. Hero has some medium-strength hand, some loose/passive player raises against Hero, and Hero calls down anyway to be faced with the inevitable strong hand that the loose/passive always seems to have there. What we want to do here is break down the situation in a way that will allow you to feel better about laying down hands in these types of scenarios against these types of players.
Remember the following premise as you read along:
A loose/passive player needs a strong hand to show aggression the vast majority of the time.
Now let's get started.