Hand 5:
We open JJ in the CO 100bb's deep and a player (any player really, but let's say it's someone who overplays single pair hands, even second pair) in the blinds calls. The flop comes J62r, and it checks to us.
FACTORS IN ACTION: We are in position and have the skill advantage. Since Villain doesn't have QQ+ in his ragne, we have the deck CRUSHED, so it is not an SA/SB, but Villain likely perceives it to be one. We are stacking off no matter what turn comes and Villain will obviously change his mind about how much he's paying off depending on if the turn helps or hurts him. Because he is crushed regardless of what turn card comes, though, the fact that he's more likely to put money in the pot on a card that helps him means that he is using the information of the turn card INCORRECTLY, and so we WANT him to change his mind about how he plays his hand.
CONCLUSION: For the 100th time, this does NOT mean that we should check here, but for the sake of this concept, the information of the turn card hurts Villain in terms of how he plays his range versus our hand, while it doesn't affect how we play our hand at all, and so we should lean toward leaving more money behind (though other factors will generally outweigh this concept in this situation).
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