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[Rotterdaum]

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I really wish you and everybody else who thinks this way would let got of this magical idea of betting for [censored] INFO. That is not a good reason to bet. Our goal here as with every hand is to maximize our expectation. Checking and many flops in position after the preflop action really helps accomplish that very idea.

This is why. Betting the flop will often times fold out hands like 77-99 that were only playing for set value but will now give action on many turns through bluffs or calls. If we check,bBig suited cards like AQ/KQ/AK may now lead blank turns which is an easy call for us and makes us money from those hands when we might not have. Checking the flop also helps disguise our hand which leads to FTOP mistakes which is always a good thing.

This is not to say that betting the flop is not a +EV move, but the bottomline is that checking is likely much more +EV. We all need to avoid playing hands the easy way.

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Very much agreed