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Free card:

"you have AKd. Let’s say you have raised in MP and both blinds called you. The flop comes QT5 with one diamond and now they both check to you. In a situation like this I will most often check, because it’s quite unpleasant to get check raised."

In Theory of Poker (which i still have not finished completely [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] ), Sklansky says "the more ways you have of improving to become the best hand, the more reason you have to bet."

Isn't taking a free card contradictory to this since you have lots of outs (2 overcards, gut draw, and a backdoor draw)?

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It is also stated somewhere, possibly by Sklansky that you should take the freecard if you hate to get raised.


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I think the TOP quote referred mainly to limit, where it's undoubtedly correct to call a check/raise with the hand that you have. You have a good draw, with 2 overcards, BDFD and gutshot straight draw.

Sklansky also said in TPFAP that you should take this free card if you hate to get raised, because in No Limit, your opponent can put the exact amount of pressure on you to make calling the raise unprofitable. Bet in Limit for value, check in No Limit to take the free card that you'll need.