Straight
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 172
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Not sure about the flop check. I think checking the flop has one of 2 reasons behind it..
a) You don't like the ace and will try and take it on the turn if checked to.
b) You do like the ace (or don't mind it as it's very representable) and want to induce a bluff on the turn.
I would have bet the flop as you were the PF raiser and could quite easily have a good ace. A lot of loose players that play a huge amount of hands without an ace in namely PPs and broadway cards will have the "damn ace" mentality and give up. They are not higher level thinkers that will try and outplay you on later streets OOP.
And by checking the flop is seems like you've almost given up on the hand already.
As played you obviously have to bet the turn.
Overall I know C-betting isn't as "respected" as it used to be as a lot of players started C betting every flop and even idiots picked up on it but it's still got a lot of weight.
If I've got JJ on a Q high flop I'll C bet most of the time similarly as here with KK and an ace on the flop. In my experience unless against a solid player it takes the pot right there a lot more of the time than it doesn't.
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