Re: What would a good player do?
I believe the thinking is that if seat 2 flopped the nuts with a rainbow flop, he should be more likely to slowplay than bet pot.
OP, there are certainly opponents who will slowplay here, but don't assume that is the optimal play. Don't overvalue top set here because there is no flush draw. What cards are most likely in other players' hands? A, K, and Q. For JJxx, there are so many scare cards (A, K, and Q the most, but even T, 9, 8, 7, and 6 as well) that he should generally bet to protect his hand. Whether he makes a pot sized bet or a slightly smaller bet is a matter of style.
Slowplaying quads, a flopped boat, a flopped flush (iffy) might be one thing, but a set is totally different. In a multiway pot, you can only do this if there is no straight draw or flush draw, or if you have the nut draw in addition to your set. In a heads up pot there is more scope to be tricky.
But as most people on this forum will tell you, unless you're up against aggressive villians that you can trap, you will usually make more from your monsters by betting them rather than slowplaying.
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