Quote Originally Posted by Thunder
1) hit the flop hard, say trips or 2 pair on a flush draw board. I bet out and get re raised (probably by TPTK or the nut flush). I used to reraise, all in, get called and give the draw a good chance to outdraw me. Which they often do.

So now I tend to just flat call. That was if the flush is complete, I canget away and if it misses, they are less inclined to call my bet and leave themselves on thin ice if they do.


2) If I am being check called or opponent is leading out and by the river, there is the possibility of a straight or better, I check instead of betting out with my 2 pair or set. They have shown a propensity for chasing their straight against the odds and so no point in betting. Better than being reraised all in.

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if i understand number 2 right, it seems fine. You probably will only be called by hands that beat you due to the straight draw completing and if i read it right, you have position so it is ok to check the river. 1 is horrible though. Gotta follow the fundamental theorem of poker. You dont want people to be "less inclined to call your bet" when you have something like a set or 2 pair, you want as much action as you possibly can because your hand is a monster and have outs against draws. Also, if you go all in and they call, implied odds are gone and this is a strictly pot odds problem. If theyre willing to get the money in as a 3:1 underdog why are you trying to prevent them from doing so? It seems to me that this theory is results oriented, especially since if they dont have a flush draw or a straight draw then you are a huge favorite over something like top pair.