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Originally Posted by cannabusto
Ok so I CRAI. Villain 1 tanked shortly and then folded. Said he had an A. Villain 2 calls with 78 and his hand holds up. My mega lame downswing continues.
Anyone think I made a mistake with the CRAI here? Should I have just bet? Or would you do what I did if you were confident there'd be a bet behind us?
no mistake getting it in on the turn.
also want to note that the hand as played is a pretty good counterpoint to those advocating open-shoving. I'm pretty sure V1 with Ax is going to fold for a shove and the CRAI line got an extra $75 (25bb) out of the deal.
initially I would have said betting turn is better than checking, but I'm really reconsidering bc of combinatorics. It's unlikely there are 2 callers here without at least an A in their hand on this flop with no FD (esp given that we don't hold an A). given all the terrible river cards for top pair here, it's unlikely that the villain with an A is going to want to give a free card. so when we check, we should feel very confident about there being a bet. furthermore, our check looks exactly like a raise/cbet/give up line, so checking here helps balance us.
anyway, nh wp sorry you got coolered
