Re: Dark checking the flop
The only problem with this is that it can miss out on a lot of value when you flop a good hand or a monster draw.
For example, 5 people in, SB folded, you called from the BB with JhTh, flop is 9s8h2h. This a flop you'd really love to bet/3bet. And you miss out on the chance to do that.
Or you called with a small pocket pair and flop a set on a drawless board.
These are situations where you really don't want to be checking first in on the flop. You don't want to checkraise a late bet, cause you'll blast out everyone before they can donate that one bet to you. And you don't want to just check/call because you're not getting enough value from your really strong hands. Bet/3betting is just too good a proposition here to give up the chance to do it.
I think with most hands that you'd be calling a raise with from the blinds, there are a lot of flops you'll still want to be leading at.
Now, if it was heads up, against certain opponents, it occassionally might be good for metagame purposes. But I don't think I like it much multiway.
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