Quote Originally Posted by Pelion
Havnt had time to read all of it yet but I think your thinking is slightly off in hand 1. You say the best hand we beat is A9 and he wouldnt push with it so blah. Thats true, but there are two types of hands we beat that he might push. He could have a made hand like A9 or he could have a draw. It doesnt sound like you are considering draws (although he is unlikely to have one here anyway).
It would be rare that this passive of a villain would push here with a draw.

Quote Originally Posted by badgers
Hand one, why no cbet? I would cbet this as a default line and I'm intrigued why no one else has suggested it. Is it just because villain calls so much anyway that we're only folding out worse hands, anything better calls us? And I suppose our hand has SD value vs. his range?
I feel like this is a bad spot for a c-bet, especially against this loose of a villain.