Re: AJo Blind Defense
Didn't lead the flop only because I was 99% certain he'd bet and give me a chance to hit him, and he seemed good enough to know that the standard play was to bet out here with overcards. I read his play preflop as a complete blind steal, and wanted to confuse and charge him the maximum for the play. Knew he expected me to lead the flop, and he'd raise with anything, so I reversed on him. I was pretty convinced that his read on me was that I was defending my blinds against aggression with or without a hand, and I thought the c/r on the flop would give him pause about whether I had something or not.
Actually most of the hand was played in this way... I checked the turn to him because I figured he'd expect me to bet out again if I had a hand. Hoped the the check/call there would get me an extra bet on the river when a raise or bet might make him fold a bluff hand.
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