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Originally Posted by Massimo

Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan

How bout when u have tpwk on the turn on a A923 board rainbow and ur checked to. Opp has check called the flop, and he c/r sometimes on turns. You don't need to bet to stop a draw nor are there many hands that call a turn bet that aren't raising.
So you check.

You completely make my point for me. The reason you check here isn't because you just because you want to control the pot it's because there isn't value in betting against this certain opponent. Sure, this goes under the category of "pot control" however it is has little to do with wanting to keep the pot small for the sake of keeping it small.

debating the fact that it's stupid to call this concept pot control is just as, if not more, stupid.

yes, you bet because there is very little value, but you also check because you don't want to inflate the pot because you have a hand you don't want to play for stacks with. There's two sides to it.

The reason i reacted so harshly is because you really should put a better disclaimer before you make these points, we don't want to mislead low stakes players and stunt their growth. Which is why I feel like people should keep these questions simple.

Also I think you were confused by my double negative in one of my points because you act like i made contradicting statements that were exactly the same.