Quote Originally Posted by Vrax
So, with betting the flop I basically rep queen/KK-AA, so it will be called only by Q (1 card in deck), flushdraw, AA/KK trapper or unbeliever?

And with checking I allow totally hopeless hands to catch (pocket pairs filling up) and AQ will make protection bet anyway and maybe someone takes stab a it?
If we bet draws will call, AQ will probably raise, people thinking we whiffed may raise, and there is a good chance a lot of pocket pairs may call too. If you check the draws will most likely check behind, pocket pairs may bet, AQ would bet and almost everything else would check behind. The difference between the two is that when we bet we allow the draws to make a mistake, we may get more out of AQ through a raise, but we may also lose some value from somebody trying to steal the pot, there isnt a huge difference between either plays in regards to PPs.

How would you play this hand if you raised preflop with AK or AJ or TT?