protecting my hand

[ruterfire]

Hi!

Im trying to understand the concept of "protecting my hand". I read the 2+2 book "small stakes holdem". It suggests that when the pot is big, it is sometimes correct to check and try to make the person to the right of you make a raise that you can reraise. The purpose is to make persons with gutshots and other weak draws fold. If the person with a gutshot does not fold, it is even better because he makes a mistake.

What i do not understand is why it is better to let the person with a gutshot face a double bet, than to let him face two single bets. The money in the pot at the turn will be exactly the same if he makes the mistake of calling the double bets. If the person with gutshot faces two small bets he is more inclined to make a mistake and call both of them. If he faces a two bet raise he is more likely to make the correct choise and fold.

So, why is it not correct to check-raise to protect your hand when the likely raiser is to your left? Making the persons with weak draws make the error of calling two single bets?

Is it better to make the gutshot person make a correct fold than to make him do two "correct" calls that together is "incorrect" ?

I guess it has something to do with the existing money in the pot, but i need some help form you guys to gather my thoughts here [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]