Here is the first hand I played against villain, I didn't have any reads or a decent sample size for preflop stats.

SB ($9.50)
BB ($68.45)
UTG ($49.65)
UTG+1 ($46.47)
CO ($127)
Hero ($54.70)

Dealt to Hero 8 K

fold, UTG+1 raises to $1, CO calls $1, Hero calls $1, fold, BB calls $0.50

Preflop raiser is pretty bad. He has a fairly tight opening range, but he prices me in and I thought the BB would call too.

FLOP ($4.25) 6 9 2

BB checks, UTG+1 checks, CO checks, Hero bets $3, BB raises to $8.50, UTG+1 folds, CO folds, Hero raises to $19.50, BB raises to $62.75, Hero calls $34.20 (AI)

When he check raises, I tell myself it is fine to stack off here and he could be doing this with worse. Probability said if I think he has air ever, I could flat the raise and get it in on the turn.

TURN ($111) 6 9 2 9

RIVER ($111) 6 9 2 9 J

BB shows 2 T
(Pre 34%, Flop 2.8%, Turn 9.1%)

Hero shows 8 K
(Pre 66%, Flop 97.2%, Turn 90.9%)

Hero wins $108

I was pretty surprised to see what he took this line with, tbh. A few orbits later, I had this hand against him:

Hero ($98.90)
BB ($78.75)
UTG ($43.50)
CO ($47.22)
BTN ($122)

Dealt to Hero K 7

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $1.50, BB calls $1

At this time, villain was playing 32/19, and so I think this is an easy fold preflop. I don't think we are deep enough or I have a big enough edge to play this properly most of the time. It also goes against my focus on playing stronger ranges.

FLOP ($3) T 3 6

Hero bets $2, BB calls $2

If I have any fold equity, I think it is on the flop. I would love to take this down with K high.

TURN ($7) T 3 6 7

Hero checks, BB bets $3, Hero calls $3

I think I could bet the turn, but once my hand is made, I decide to c/c for value based on villain's previous hand. He played such a marginal hand so aggressively, that I think he bets when checked too with almost all of his air and any draws in his range, and will continue to play aggressively on the river, probably especially if a heart falls. So I decide to c/c twice. Idk, maybe he calls my bet (which would have been bigger) here and I can c/c the river. But because of how marginal his hand was previously, I think he is just thinking about trying to get me to fold with his air as well as weak made hands and draws. He isn't polarizing his range for aggression post flop or anything like that.

RIVER ($13) T 3 6 7 T

Hero checks, BB bets $7.50, Hero calls $7.50

The ten on the river makes it less likely he has a ten and more likely he has a busted flush draw or some other bluff.

BB shows Q K
(Pre 70%, Flop 54.7%, Turn 6.8%)

Hero shows K 7
(Pre 30%, Flop 45.3%, Turn 93.2%)

Hero wins $26.10



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PFJ