Quote Originally Posted by Chopper
i just dont understand why we dont bet...if we feel we are ahead here?
It all comes down to whether or not you think they will call with a worse hand/ fold a better hand. You dont bluff when they wont fold a better hand. You dont value bet when they wont call with a worse hand. As for whether or not theyd call with overs here, thats a player dependent judgement call. My feeling is that they call the flop hoping to hit an A,K,Q whatever but arent actually intending to show down A high. If they are then you dont bluff them but you do value bet worse hands against them.

Heres a spot Fnord showed me a few days ago where we are pretty sure we are ahead but we shouldnt bet.

7 Card stud. [cards inside () are hole cards. Other cards are visible to all players.]

We have (AK)QQQQ(2). Villain has (xx)5 7 8 2 (x) and isnt completely retarded. We check.

DUCY?