Re: odd one.
thanks for all the responses. i folded. it was an unraised pot, he is rarely tricky in small pots, he does like to semibluff heads up with a flushdraw in small pots, but he's smart enough not to do that with players behind him, as there is more value in going for overcalls with a drawing hand multiway in a small pot. i think the majority of the time i'm beaten in this spot. if the pot were bigger i'm not folding. if we're heads up i'm NEVER folding.
he could have any 3, and if he had any king i believe he would have bet the flop. it was a difficult decision, but i folded. he didn't show.
also, i don't think betting the flop is as obvious as you're all making it out to be. check/raising with strong hands in unraised pots adds deception to your game and earns you free cards in the future, especially when playing against the same opponents day in and day out, often shorthanded, as is the case in this game. (granted, i didn't mention that part) as long as playing deceptively doesn't give up too much edge, i believe it's important to mix it up. i'm betting this flop in this spot about half the time.
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