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I played in a WSOP event

I played in a WSOP event in which a weak player made a huge error by betting simply because he thought he had the best hand. Someone raised and he called with J-9 from middle position. The flop came A-J-3. The initial raiser bet and our player called with middle pair. The turn was a 2. The initial bettor checked and our player bet, assuming his pair must be good since his opponent checked. The initial raiser called. The river was a 7. The initial raiser checked and our player bet again because he thought his middle pair must be good. His opponent called with A-10 and won a nice pot with a fairly weak hand. It should be clear that by the river, middle pair has very little chance of being called by a worse hand.

The fact that your opponent has shown little aggression

The fact that your opponent has shown little aggression is not in itself a good enough reason to bet with a weak made hand. Your position is important when determining whether to make a value bet. You should be more prone to bet in position because your opponent will have given you a little more information about his hand by checking to you. Out of position, you will have less information about your opponent’s hand, so you should tend to check your weak made hands as you get deeper in the hand. On the flop though, if you are the initial raiser, you should still bet weak made hands if your opponent will usually not try to outplay you.