[Megenoita]

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I would not bet the flop.

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Care to elaborate? I would think this is a pretty ez bet

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I do it to control pot size/ induce a bluff/ under rep your hand and get paid off on later streets.

But by checking the flop and just relaxing on the hand, don't get married to it later.

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You don't have to under-rep your hand; you are c'betting on a scary board. They can easily perceive it as nothing. Of course I don't mind checking it here, but I'm just thinking that a Q is going to call your c'bet, you both check the turn, he will either bet the river or check/call it. I'm not sure how much it matters, but I'd not want a bad hand to backdoor a weird better hand on me via getting the flop checked through, him semi-bluffing the turn, and him value betting the river.

Bet the flop, check the turn, call the river.

As played, you got lucky that they ID'ed their hands.