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Why check the flop?

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Also a valid question. My thinking was that he didn't have QQ or KK, because he would have pushed PF. AA he still might call, I suppose.

It was an attempt to keep the pot small against the one guy at the table who can bust me, while getting more of his chips with PPs smaller than JJ.

Was it just kinda dumb and -EV though?