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I played against someone in a WPT event

I played against someone in a WPT event who had had a decent amount of success. I quickly learned that he continuation-bet often and very few players were willing to do anything about it. I decided to play a few pots in position with him to see if I could get any reads on him. It turned out that every time he made a continuation bet, which was 100 percent of the time, he would look at me when he had a weak hand and look at the flop when he had a strong hand. For the rest of the day, I played perfectly against him and eventually busted him when he raised and I called with 7-7. The flop came 7-3-2. He checked and I was sure he missed the flop, so I checked behind. The turn was an ace and he instantly stopped looking at me. I was confident he had the ace. He bet and I raised. He instantly went all-in and I busted him and his A-K. If you can develop strong reads on players, especially ones you play a lot of pots with, you will find the chips flowing your way.

Some of the best players decide to play back

Some of the best players decide to play back at me when I continuation-bet frequently. This is never fun because they usually have position on me and get to see if I continuation-bet before they act. When these players decide to float, you should fire two barrels with your weak hands, hopefully tricking them into thinking you have a strong hand, and check your strong hands, inducing them to bluff the turn. Some players will raise the flop. You should continuation-bet less against these players, as calling down is the only way to deal with these raises. So, bet less and don’t be scared to call down with top pair, as their range for raising the flop is fairly wide. You must be sure they are trying to outplay you. If you are fairly tight, most players won’t go out of their way to put a play on you. Keep your eyes open and always try to figure out a player’s range. From there, you should be able to determine the optimal line against each player.