📊 HUD Stats
VPIP
50-80%
Normal: 20-28%
PFR
5-10%
Normal: 16-22%
WTSD
40-55%
Normal: 24-28%
W$SD
35-45%
Normal: 50-55%
Fold Cbet
< 25%
Normal: 45-55%
How to Identify
- Very high VPIP but large gap vs PFR (passive)
- Calls flop, turn, and river consistently
- WTSD above 40% — goes to showdown very frequently
- Low W$SD — wins at showdown rarely (calling with weak hands)
- Fold to C-bet is very low
🔍 Traits & Tendencies
What They Do
- Calls every bet no matter what
- Calls with bottom pair to the river
- Calls gutshot draws
- Assumes you're bluffing constantly
- "Just want to see" — never folds
What They Don't Do
- Calculate pot odds
- Apply pressure with raises
- Fold appropriately
- Deal with bluffs (they call everything)
- Consider range advantages
⚔️ Exploit Strategy
Rule #1: Never Bluff
Bluffing against a calling station is always negative EV. Keep in mind at all times: "This player never folds." Build profit exclusively through value betting.
- Large raises with strong hands: Build the pot with AK, KK, QQ+ — they'll call anyway
- Speculative hands for sets: Pocket pairs have high call EV (calling station calls to the river)
- ISO raise: After their limp, isolate to get heads-up
- Suited connectors have value: If a strong draw completes, they'll call for stacks
- Bet big: 75-100% pot for value bets. Don't fear large sizing — they call anyway
- Zero bluff c-bets: If you miss, check down to showdown instead
- Second pair is still value: Calling stations call with bottom pair and gutshots
- Ignore texture: Bet strong hands on dry and wet boards alike
- 3-street value is mandatory: Bet flop, turn, and river — calling stations call it all
- Overbets work too: 120-150% pot overbets with the nuts are correct
- Beware their river raises: A calling station's river raise = near nuts — give up
- Thin value still applies: Even second-nut hands get paid off
🎯 Exploit Hand Range
Value betting range vs calling stations. Bluffs are completely removed from this range.
Range Notes
- Broader than normal value range (second-pair equivalents become value)
- Bluff hands completely excluded
- Speculative hands (suited connectors, pocket pairs) call freely for implied odds
⚠️ Common Mistakes
What NOT to Do
- Bluffing: Calling stations call ~100% of the time — completely negative EV
- Trying to make them fold: They don't fold. Plan accordingly
- Slowing down: "The draw got there so I'm scared" — keep betting if you have value
- Ignoring their bets: A calling station's bet/raise = near nuts — adjust accordingly