Quote Originally Posted by cardsman1992
What are your thoughts about OOP, when you think you might be best but you don't know? (Besides don't play hands OOP LOL). Part of my struggles come because I don't want to let a draw see a free card. More of my problem stems from not wanting to appear weak and get blown off the pot. How do you balance the two?
I often Check/Call flop and lead a safe turn (or possibly a scary turn as a bluff). I think that giving one free card isn't as big of an issue as betting into a better hand for 2 streets. Remember that if your opponent in fact is on a draw you will win the majority of the times regardless of if you bet or not. Your opponent will also have much worse odds to call a turn bet than a flop bet.

Someone on a draw may also decide to semibluff it. I don't like to let him do that with a raise (even though I think it's unusual at my stakes). Then we might be playing for stacks with a marginal hand on a scary board.

My biggest issue is how to play the river or how to face a turn raise. This is probably very situational, but I'm really interested in some more thoughts on this subject, and especially on my line in these situations.