I've notice a lot lately that I will be heads up against a preflop raiser and when the flop comes out with big cards they instantly check....A lot of times they are going for check raises it seems and the insta check gives this away - it kinda makes me laugh -

is it profitable to take the free card here when we suspect the flop hit our opponent hard? Or is it better to bet a bit and try to take it down then? - I usually go with the smallish bet and am readily prepared to fold - im at 50NL and even though i'm aggro, im not sure how many players are busy "setting me up"....i play pretty aggro and tend to bet in position anyway -

just in general though, do you all notice this often? Do you try to buy the pot, or do you just take the free card and hope to improve later?