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Originally Posted by Nice_Guy_Eddie
And for these reasons a check makes sense. I would check sometimes. I'd also bet sometimes to build a bigger pot when I hit and get folds from better hands. Our ~20% equity on the next street plus whatever small FE makes betting an acceptable play.
I would never bet here as a pure bluff with almost no equity, say 9d8d.
The pot is already 50 BB's - we don't need to build it any further with 7-high. We have likely 0 FE vs. the field as a whole. Betting only makes it more expensive for us to realize our equity on the turn. A 4 or an 8 will give us an OESD as well so I'm content to see a turn and what develops.
Villain bet sizing on the turn probably won't be very good either which should allow us to draw at a better than direct odds price.