Is a flop bet mandated here?

[Badger]

I don't like betting the flop here. You're not buying yourself any outs and any hands your folding are far worse off than yours. Yes you may increase you chance of winning, but is it enough to justify the bet you're putting in here?
For those saying bet the flop what's your line after the turn is checked to you again? What if it's bet to you?

[shadeball]

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Bet the flop. You may knock out a couple, and possibly get a free card.

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i like this a lot

[randomcelestial]

:::grunch:::

Don't bet the flop. You've got 2 overcards that are 5 clean outs, 1 dirty out, and then a backdoor non-nut flush and backdoor straight. So you've got approx 6.5 outs.

If you bet, you don't scare flush or inside straight draws, and everyone who has any piece of that flop gets to draw to two pair/trips. So betting doesn't protect your hand if you're best, and it doesn't scare away any draws. Check it.

[SirBobSaget]

Any hand you knock out is a hopeless one.

Seems that only thing betting here can accomplish is building the pot for the better hands.

[Zachass]

Grunch: The pot is big, its time to play aggressively and take some risks. You have the two Back door draws plus the OCs, so bet the flop and play it like you have an OP, you just may fold someone out.