[James.]

Rico,

good post. i'm at work so i'm going to throw out some quick points and for anything more indepth, i'll have to address later.

don't you think most of the hands that are raising my flop bet are 3betting my c/r?

i'm a showdown monkey. that includes AQ on a draw heavy board against an aggro opponent. if this pot gets HU, i'm showing down UI most of the time for the reasons you stated above(the fact i might get "tested" on the flop an appreciable amount of the time).

sure alot of scarecards come on the turn, but after c/r and getting 3bet i'm in no better shape than simply betting and getting raised. if i bet, get called and then lead the turn and get raised, i can usually find a fold. if i bet the flop, get raised and it gets HU after the flop(say the BB folds the turn), i'm showing down more than you might be assuming. remember, James is a showdown monkey. he doesn't fold many better hands. trust me, my opponents learn this quickly.