A player writes,
Here's a hand from a 5/10 limit online full table.
I raise under-the-gun with A♦ K♥.
Loose-aggressive middle position player reraises, bb calls, I cap, and it is called around. Pot: 12 bets.
Rainbow flop: J♥ Q♠ 4♣. I check, MP bets, BB puts in his last $5, I raise, MP reraises, I
call.
Turn: (J♥ Q♠ 4♣) A♣. I check call.
River: (J♥ Q♠ 4♣ A♣) 3♥. No flush, and I doubt he has KT for a straight. I bet and call a raise.
Thoughts?
Bob replies:
Strange betting. Preflop cap is okay against this type in threeway pot.
You
got a terrible flop. A check-raise looks awful to me. You could bet, or
you
could check.
Your river bet was ridiculous. What was the point? He surely was not
folding, and you did not figure to be ahead after the ferocious betting
before the river.
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1. Skillful, selective poker play; not chasing long shots. 2. Folding when statistical expectation is negative. Usage: She was both tight and aggressive, playing few hands, but pounding them hard. 
