[Surf]

1) this is fine. There are a good amount of players in this pot and it's unlikely he's potting it with 89 or somesuch. His range is mostly strong draws and Jx+, and as you intimated we will have no way of discerning one from the other on the big streets putting us in tough spots oop.

2) I do check this flop intending to fold to most bets. If it is ckd around to button who stabs 2/3 pot I might call, assuming I can rely on him to give up his pure bluffs with some predictability.

Surf