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Since it is correct for your opponent to call
when he is getting sufficient pot odds, you
can sometimes make an opponent fold incorrectly
by showing more strength than you actually
have on an early betting round.
You are fairly sure he has kings. You now
proceed to make a pair of 6s on board, and
you bet. Your opponent will almost certainly
fold a pair of kings since he is afraid you
have made aces up.
Some people might say, "Well, wait a
second. Why don't You want your opponent to
call as long as his pair of kings is worse
than your two small pair?" The answer
is that if there are cards to come and your
opponent is getting proper odds, you do better
to win the pot right there. A pair of kings
versus two smaller pair needs very short odds
to justify a call. Since your opponent would
have been correct to call, you gain when you
make him fold.
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