Re: flop c/r
IMO you do a lot better just by betting the flop. These guys respond to your flop bet much more predictably than your flop c/r- that is, they will probably raise your flop bet with a queen but just call with a diamond and maybe a small pair. Thus, you a) cost yourself less money to bluff and b) are able to be much more confident in your reads after the flop so that you know how good of a chance there is that your eventual followup turn bet is going to make you an extra bet when the river isn't a diamond.
Since I'm sucking at english right now, I'll try again: Essentially, if you bet the flop and are called, there's a real good chance you win by just betting if the board blanks off. But if you you checkraise, you may be committing to following through the river anyways with much less confidence about what your opponents might hold. You lose this bet much more often because your opponents will back down on the flop with a pair-type holding but will still calldown.
-Michael
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