Re: Getting into the math of slowplay
Without getting into the math of slowplaying (because I have no idea how to figure it) I'd say that this hand doesn't meet the general guidelines.
Although checking can give another player a good, but still second best hand (it happened) and won't likely give up a card that beats you, it still provides opportunities to set up a strong redraw.
Second, the pot is not small. No, 9sb on the flop isn't huge, but 4 players for 2 bets is big enough to play a little more straightforward.
I think that the basic point is that our flop play allowed villian to play his hand exactly as he should, which is -EV here.
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