Originally Posted by DrivingDog

Not quite on topic i know but one of the sweetest adjustments I made was folding overcards in big pots on the flop. Why?

1) Some boards just encourage callers. E.g., 984 with two spades. You've raise UTG with AK and get called in two places on the flop. Ok now you really need an A or K. And if you hit one on the turn and get raised you're in trouble. Just check that baby behind against most players.

2) Because if you raise and it's a 3 or 4-bet pot that often means your AT, AJ, KQ or whatever is dominated. Putting in bets on the flop with 0-3 outs is not good...

2a) Hitting your pair on the turn is not always a good thing. e.g., you raise UTG with KQ. It's 3 and 4 bet back to you. The flop is 962. They bet, you call. The turn is Q. Yummy? not really. If there's any action it probably means they have AQ, KK, AA. So you're putting in even MORE bets with a really weak hand. By the river you're wishing you'd just folded the flop.

3) You're in the BB with JTs. It's raised and cold called behind you. The flop is again 962. They bet and you call. How confident can you really be in a J or T? It's so probable someone either has a better Jx or Tx or QQ-AA that calling teh flop c-bet, although I know it's tempting in a big pot, is often just handing out chips. You might hit that J or T on the turn and lose even more. Or the turn may be a blank and you might fell compelled to call another bet with your 'six' outs. Just cough-fold (it's not a puke-fold because you never expected to win anyways).