50NL ak top pair vs check raise

[AllTheCheese]

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Wait, why do you want to check this flop behind? FD or combo draws could easily call here so why give them a free turn? Or why give a medium pair a free card to make a set. Even AJh might take a card off here, depending on villain...
IMO you have to bet the flop and fold to the raise.

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First of all, if we're bet/folding, it's ridiculous to consider betting as a way to "protect from draws". Because he prob c/rs all-in with a draw and then we muck and Villain's play MAXIMIZES profit on his hand.

Second, he's 15/12 and called a healthy reraise OOP. What draw do you expect him to have on this board? 8h9h?

Third, medium pairs and AJ (which IMO he won't have very often) are two and three-outers respectively. Usually the "mistake" you make by checking behind on the turn is well-outweighed by the much bigger mistake they make by bluffing later streets with no FE.

I hope that makes sense. I'm a little off this morning [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]