Situational Aggression Cracks Low Stakes Poker

Carrot Corner
02 Jan 2026
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02 Jan 2026
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This material is for experienced players

Pete Clarke coaches Shu and Jurgen through mandatory bluff situations in low stakes games. Learn when to always bluff rivers, exploit bet-check-bet spots, and execute call-check-bet opportunities. Features graph analysis showing Shu's 6.66BB/100 win rate and mental game insights.

Close your eyes and bluff bet-check-bet rivers. Execute call-check-bet spots without hesitation. Trust process over results.

Critical Bluffing Situations:

  • Bet-Check-Bet Lines Are Mandatory - When you bet flop, check turn, and river comes favorable, always bluff regardless of how you feel. Pool massively overfolds these spots because opponents don't turn bottom range into bluffs
  • Call-Check-Bet Opportunities Print Money - After calling flop c-bet and villain checks turn, you have uncapped range advantage on river. These are theoretically mandatory bluffs that exploit even harder in practice
  • Paired Board Dynamics in 3-Bet Pots - Default to small bets on paired boards in single-raised pots (88x) but go bigger in 3-bet pots where opponent's 6x combos are heavily discounted
  • Mental Game Separates Winners - Jurgen's poker trauma causes hesitation in big pots while Shu's "childhood innocence" approach allows instinctive correct plays. Score each session on decision-making focus, not results
  • Sizing Flexibility With Capped Ranges - When opponent's range is severely capped (check-check turns, call-check-bet rivers), any sizing works but bigger is better to deny comfortable calls with marginal hands
  • Red Line Reflects Aggression Accuracy - Flat red lines indicate good spot selection and avoiding bad investments. Jagged blue lines signal calling too much in underbluffed pool where folding is profitable
  • Volume Plus Execution Beats Rake - 10NL is beatable at 6-7BB/100+ through consistent exploitation of mandatory spots. Clinical execution of known profitable lines matters more than perfect theory
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