hand protection in practice

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It isn't terrible or anything (provided that you bet the turn). It is kinda pointless if you are going to check the turn. I mean do you really think that he will fold for one more bet on the flop?

I would call the flop as our hand needs help more often then it needs protection. Really the best reason to raise is to get AK to fold but does it happen enough to warrent a raise? Seems doubtful.

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You don't think you'd like to see other bullsheet Ax hands fold? Or other hands that might just draw out on us if we are ahead at this point? HU, our hand might even be good here, so getting the rest of the field to fold is pretty good. Even if we're behind, we pretty much cleaned up our outs, which doubled our chances of winning. It's a nice big pot, so surely that's worth a bet?