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Stumptown... I bet $66 in this spot with a ton of hands. It's a great way to put him in an awkward spot when stacks aren't very deep, I have position, and he rarely has a hand that merit raising to get stacks in. Put yourself in his shoes with a few different possible hands and think about your options. None of them seem great, right?

lsandal... I did think he was bluffing very often, yes. It's a spot where I rarely have a big hand so he should be able to bluffraise often. At the same time, I'd expect him to bet most Qs on the flop, and almost never raise worse than a Queen for value. Since he's so polarized, and I have a hand towards the top of my range (in terms of my equity against trips), I think it's a standard shove.

also I think your explanations seem too long, but on the other hand these long explanations make your decisions pretty understandable and inspire to think more about the pros and cons of certain decisions - so don´t see it as a criticism;) theory vids about turn c/r and calling 4bets would be very very nice! about the turn c/r even more interesting than 4bets..

Hey Phil. Thanks a lot for your explanation of the bet sizing. I notice you do that quite often, and you talk about how well you can balance that small bet. I think it is a great concept, and it is pretty thought provoking, in terms of opportunities for integrating interesting bet sizing into my game. I totally love the long explanations, btw. Just thought I'd get that out there. Just got home from a day long Organic Produce banquet, and I was thinking about Bluefire the whole time. Thanks!

Steen- While I don't agree that we get many turn folds, I definitely agree that 76d is a good hand to choose to bluff with if we're going to be bluffing this turn at all. Good point.