Re: Betting only when you will be called by better hands
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There was a 7Stud example in ToP IIRC:
Say your four upcards were JJJJ for quads on 7th street. Even as strong as it is, if you bet, you will get no value from it since he just wont call.
The only exception is if he has a freak hand that is ahead of you (which he'll raise with in that case). So again betting is an -EV play... you will lose a little only occasionally, but you will never gain anything.
Sometimes you will be in very close spots, and you'll shoot yourself in the foot making thin value bets, but that's a balancing act for even experienced players. Good topic to spend some time on though.
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I'd disagree with this example, just on the little technicality that a player may mis-read your hand, may not be paying attention, etc. There is no point in not betting it, unless maybe your opponnent has AAAA showing, or 4567s showing.
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