Re: check the flop, call down.
The river reasoning is pretty basic and assumed that you allready knew the arguments for raising and calling.
Basicly, you just give up too much value by calling as this guy probably doesnīt read hands that well and plays too loose-aggr, that was your read right ?
He also didnīt cap preflop, so the hand Iīm most worried about is JT. You also dont have to worry much about a 3bet as it will often be KQ which you beat, so you dont need to be ahead as often as in a situation where his 3bet range is around the spot where calling it gets neutral or slighthly -EV.
I dont really expect my flop bet to fold better hands very often against players like that, but it probably does happen sometimes depending on their mood and your image. They will however often call with hands they shouldnīt call with even in a pot of this size and even hands that are behind and correct to call are better off seeing the turn for free.
Betting also avoids leaking info and often gets you to the end cheaper, 3 bets vs 4. Sure, sometimes it will cost you 5 or 6, but still think itīs worth it overall.
Iīm doing pretty good, though not playing that much poker lately. Been working on improving other aspects of my life instead really.
How is SoCal treating you ?
-Jens
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