Re: NL10 TT in 3b pot, villain shoves bad flop
So what do we hope to gain by checking the flop? Pot control does not really apply as the pot is almost the size of villains stack. If it is checked through, there are a whole lot of cards that do nothing but lessen our confidence in our holding (J+, any diamond). So unless we have decided to jettison this hand, I think we need to bet here, and given the stack size our bet needs to be enough to shove villain in.
Do we lose out on Sklansky bucks if he has QQ+, AQ/KQ/QXs? Sure. But we also have an opportunity to fold out one hand that beats us (JJ) if our villain is weak enough. He will not fold this 100% of the time, but given that we are subject massive draws (diamonds and paint) we have to get the money in here or prepare to drop when he does.
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