I Keep Dreaming of This WSOP Hand...

[Pat Southern]

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I think I would actually check behind the flop to exercise pot control.

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Anyone have thoughts on this?

My immediate reaction is that, aside from getting sucked out on occasionally, I think a decent amount of turn cards are either I) tough to play correctly or II) action killers against hands like 99-JJ, 89s, A8s, etc.

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I dislike checking this flop because its so coordinated, if he was calling with a suited connector we're giving him infinite odds to hit a gutshot/openender and have no clue where we stand. What do we do if he pots a blank turn? what do we if he pots a 7? or a club? Furthermore, if you get checkraised on the first hand of the WSOP by an unknown internet qualifier for half a stack, its more than likely that he beats one pair, so you dont have to worry about getting bluffed off the best hand IMHO. Execute pot control on a later street, not on this flop.