Quote:
Originally Posted by cap217
In a vacuum eyes. In this spot I check. We never have kt55 here so what you're saying doesn't work in this spot.
Not relevant. Would you check back KT55 in a single-raised pot if you knew for certain that your opponent was only check-raising top set? Same deal.
If you try to dodge this question again I'm going to be suspicious.
Quote:
Originally Posted by cap217
Our hand isn't strong enough to call a raise and we have too much equity to get blown off it.
This is only true when your opponent's raising range is quite a bit stronger than it should be. A x/r range that makes AKQJ a fold here is too strong, lol; it's like two-pair+, wraps, some Qx/KK plus open-enders. That's a pretty silly range.
And the part you're missing is that of the following scenarios . . .
a) you have to bet/fold against someone who is check-raising 12%;
b) you bet and can make a very slightly positive EV stackoff facing a raise against someone who is check-raising 25%;
. . . b is worse for your EV. You should be more willing to check back in scenario b than a, even though you can continue after a raise there and "get blown off your equity" in scenario a. It shouldn't be hard to figure out why this is.
Anyway, "having to fold against a x/r" is not a bad thing in itself, ever. It's actually pretty damn meaningless unless you factor in
how often that happens.