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Check/fold. I think he’s slowplaying a flush, holding A-7 of clubs.

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Make a bet about half the size of the pot. He might call with AK, AQ, AJ, etc. If he has something better than the 7s you’ll find out when he raises.

Even if he has a 10 he still might fold, with both the turn club and river straight card completing possible draws for you. Your call on the flop indicates a possible draw.

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An interesting hand. He’s playing as if he raised with high connectors (AK, AQ) and then made a continuation bet on a ragged flop. He could have an overpair, but that’s not as likely since he checked the turn. (By the way, playing 67o is a horrible move in a cash game. As in this hand, your post flop decisions become more difficult). Anyway, since this is a cash game, I would check/fold unless I REALLY felt my pair was best based on my read on him. I can’t criticize someone for trying to win the pot here (I might try it on occasion), but with my hand that’s generally too agressive for my taste in a cash game. If this cash game was online, I would def. be in check/fold mode. In a tournament, I would definitely fire out a bet of at least 3/4 of the pot. A tight player will fold overcards that miss and in a tourney I will take the chance that I’m best or that he’ll fold.

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Don’t play trash cards early.

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Joe’s right about not getting here with the 67o from first position, but here we are. I might throw a small bet here (75-80 / a quarter of the pot) and let my opposition think its an invite. I am only going to be called by the winner, I am folding to any raise.

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As was pointed out already, playing trash cards out of position in a cash game only invites trouble. I also don’t like checking the flop, a bet seems more appropriate, helping define where you stand. Calling the flop bet then checking the turn also seems too passive – I prefer a lead bet, especially after the scare card (possible flush) hit. And now we arrive at the river, having wasted earlier opportunities to take down the pot, with a difficult decision. A large bet doesn’t feel right, and can only be called by a hand that has you beat. I prefer a small bet or checking with the intention of folding to a bet. Better yet, I prefer to not allow myself to get into this kind of situation in the first place.

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Playing 67o in a 5/10 6max game is, while not great, not nearly as bad as some of you are making it out to be. Position isn’t nearly as important in cash games as it is in tournaments, and there’s a good chance he missed with overs. I’m a little worried that villian has a T and tried to exercise some pot control by checking the turn…but you might even be able to move him off that considering how coordinated this board is.

I play a pretty LAG game…so I’d probably throw about a 2/3 pot bet out there (something that looks like I’m trying to get value). If I were the villian here I’d be more suspicious of a big bet and might snap it off w/ my AT, etc.

Either way…this is a very interesting hand because it really shows how different everybody’s style is.

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In the long run LAG is a big risk gameplan. The swings in your bankroll are too big. TAG is the preffered play of most professionals. That is beside the point here though. I’m checking and folding here. If he’s a tight player he likely has a really strong hand here or AK maybe AQ. I think a bet here entices a raise which we won’t be able to call. If he calls our bet we’re certainly beat. We could be saving our chips had we just checked because if he has a hand like A10, he’s calling just about any 1/2 to 3/4 pot bet that we make. I don’t think we can get him off top pair or an overpair unless we badly overbet this. This is very risky because he may make the call or have AKclubs. I don’t think we’re getting any EV from betting here and the only benefit would be if he folds. Any hand he folds if we bet are hands we probably had beat. I can’t see him folding JJ QQ KK etc. or A10. The only hands that beats us that I think we could get him to fold are 88 or 66 maybe J-10s(he probably wouldnt raise with this hand if he’s a tight player). I just don’t think that betting here is smart. If he has worse holdings than a set or a strong overpair he is checking here too(tight player means he’s probably not gonna value bet those hands with the possible flushes and straights).

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lol we have 66 beat dunno got caught up in typing.

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I try to bluff here , a tight player usually dont call. I think he fold his aces.

bluff about 300$ should be good.

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“Position isn’t nearly as important in cash games as it is in tournaments”

- Absolute nonsense.

But now that you have got involved out of position I think a 2/3-PSB against a tight player who seems to have shown fear on a scary turn is a good play here. The majority of the time he is scared of this board, & he will lay down to your bet; but I would like to have some kind of read that he is can make “good” laydowns, though.

Your turn action could look to him like you were going for the check-raise and missed when he checked behind. All- in-all, your actions are consistent with drawing and then hitting, so if you won’t consider bluffing a tight player here, what bluffing opportunity will be good enough?

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