[Nate tha\\\' Great]

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I'm still confused about the flop check. Please explain.

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Yeah, I'd just bet the flop. This flop is fairly coordinated for an Axx board so I don't want it to get checked around and there are plenty of worse hands to collect value from. On the other hand, the my hand is not so strong that I'm all that excited about committing to check-raising when I don't know where the action is coming from. Betting just seems like the Occam's Razor play; the way this hand played out is pretty good evidence is why checking-and-seeing usually just winds up confusing you in these unraised pots.