Spots we rarely think about

[Isura]

This is HU, but if you wish pretend it is 6-max against a very loose opponent. Villain is loose passive, will sometimes call 2 barrels with A-high, you know the type. $200 stacks.

You open to 6 on button, he calls.

Flop is 5h 7h 8s

and you have black 22. How do you proceed?

[BGnight]

usually just try to check down on this board.

[Claunchy]

Eh, if he's calling down super light I think we can VB here on the flop. It's not like we're ever gonna get c/r'd with a worse hand (at least not according to the read). If villain calls there I'm probably not putting any more money into the pot.

[thatpfunk]

cbet like normal?

[Ratamahatta]

cb, check behind on the turn and maybe call a river bet?

[knowledgeORbust]

I'm assuming Villain checks the flop...
I like to Cbet most of the time, and then double barrel most turns as well.

My thinking is pretty much as follows:
We're very slightly +EV. So Betting is good.
Betting does make our decisions a little tougher and we have to think more, so it's a little trickier esp. if we're multi tabling.

I really like to give action to the loose guys and if we're playing all our slightly +EV spots hard, we'll be getting more action with the big hands. There was a thread almost exactly like this spot not too long ago I'll look for.

[carrotsnake]

bet/give up against most people, theres a few I might check behind here and call 1 street against.

[thedustbustr]

while we're thinking about stuff we do automatically...

lets think about why we're playing preflop. i'm considering the option of folding it. on the button. heads up.

[0evg0]

check

[carrotsnake]

dust, wow, thats all I can say

evg, I think its more profitable against most people to use the fact that they are folding this flop to much rather than check it. People give up the flop HU a lot at lower limits when they shouldn't/should profitably bluff raise