i only read a couple threads but i think i agree, if you raise pre flop you basically must bet into the flop even if you are not in position, because it is really hard to hit a hand hu. in hu i try to avoid preflop raising unless i got a a-x k-9 or better, q-10 or better, and any pocket pair. otherwise i'm calling/checking, and when i hit my hand i just check it to the other guy because, at least at pp, they are almost always going to fight for the pot whether they have it or not. as an aside, be very cautious betting into a hand after it is checked to you unless you have caught a piece of the flop. uhm, yeah hopefully that wasn't too much rambling.