Sorry to mess up your thread early, but i was more or less trying to get across the fact that they call with anything to chase a hand. My mistake was that I had stacked this blackjohn and others on other tables and on other nights. He will chase any bets to get his flush and calls unless his hand is made. These guys were calling anything to chase. I had decided to forgo the 19 hands a little and try to hit some flops since I could get out easily and make it up later. I had added Ax and SC to the list for a l;ittle while since I was only playing 2 tabels ATM. I should have been more clear. I normally play 19 hands on 4 tables fairly religiously since I get into the trouble you guys are describing. These guys never raise unless they hit the magic.
You make your money from bad players calling when they shouldn't.
This part I knew.
But when they raise you that means they hit something magic (either on that card or earlier and they were hiding behind your big bets). The magic part of half bet pots (even with draws, or Especiallywith draws) with hands like tptk, 2 pair and an overpair is that they prompt weaker hands to call and stronger hands to raise. If you bet less then you invite a bluff raise or speculative raise, if you bet the pot or more then monster hands can hide behind your bet.
Where was this when I was getting stacked by guys that I was pot betting to get them off a hand. Never, ever thought of hiding behind. Always watched for the reraise. This could be my biggest leak, If we can classify it as that.