Re: unethical or just business?
It's a good thing an Ace or a King didn't hit the river, because your check raise was almost certain to fail. Why would he bet?
I had a similar situation come up twice last week with the same guy. He kept showing me his AK early. He's a regular I play with all the time and he's very well liked, so I checked it down with him the first time, but the second time I had to put a bet in to protect my hand. If he was a stranger I would have played the first hand differently, but he's the type of guy who will check raise the turn and then say "I hit my set," be telling the truth, and then show you his cards. Pushing a 55-45 edge is -EV when you're giving up on someone softplaying you for eternity.
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