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Adjusting your squeezes to opponents

Against a player who calls too much, squeeze more value and fewer bluffs. Against regs who fold too much, do the opposite.

Updated October 2026

Three common adjustments

These adjustments go on top of the baseline ranges. Without reads on the players, stay with the baseline.

Situation	Adjustment	Why
The caller is a recreational player	Add TT, 99, AJo, KQo for value; halve your bluffs	They call with worse, and you isolate them to play the hand against them alone
Opener and caller are regs, late open	Bluff more often	At these stakes regs fold too much against squeezes
A tight player calls a UTG open	Tighten your value	They can hide AA or KK in the call (a flat-trap)

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Strategy tip

Squeezing a recreational player is about winning value, not making them fold.

Squeeze Value Bet Fold Equity

Should I bluff-squeeze a recreational player? expand_more

Less. A recreational player calls with hands weaker than yours: squeeze more value (TT, 99, AJo, KQo) and halve your bluffs.

And against regs? expand_more

When the opener and the caller are regs and the open comes from a late seat, bluff more often: at these stakes they fold too much against squeezes.

What is a flat-trap? expand_more

A player who just calls with AA or KK to trap a squeeze. When a tight player calls a UTG open, tighten your value.

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