It seems people are always writing about what to raise Preflop, when to push, and C-Betting.

What about calling? When can it be advantageous to call? I assume since most people reading/writing in this forum are NL players. Being aggressive gives you two ways to win; The other guy folds or you have better cards. Calling only gives you one way to win. But the inplied odds for hitting a good hand in NL could give you more money then raising right?

What do people call with instead of raising? For PF, Flop, Turn, and River? And Why?

Aren't there situations or strategies that use calling to increase EV? I have played at the same table with a certain individual several times who can be aggressive post flop (Turn and River), but is a big caller to the flop and on the flop. Three times I have seen this person take 400-500 BB from the table. I play at Paradise at the 10$ tables, and they are 5-handed.

His general style is thus:
(Stats are: VPIP: 50.87 PF: 3.04)
(Aggression
( Flop: 1.34)
( Turn: 2.32)
( River: 4.57)
( Total: 2.05)
Hardly ever raise PF. Call PF raises more (The hands he has shown indicate strong hands for calling, OR low suited conectors and one-gappers. any PP as well). When he flops middle pair or low pair, he calls any 1/2 to 3/4 pot sized bet to the turn. When he hits his two pair, he raises the turn. Big. Usualy overbetting the pot, and guess what? People Call! He has a tendency (it seems) to slow play even bigger hands to the turn and or river. When he hits big, he tends to destack people. He is calling alot to the flop, and on the flop, but gets aggressive on the turn or the river when he makes a good hand. He also releases hands at the right time.

What do you all think of this style? Or do you think he has just gotten lucky the 2 or three times?

--Caveman