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Originally Posted by spikeraw22
1. You risk giving a free card which would be a disaster.
2. You have a great hand, build the pot.
3. They're much more likely to call a bet then a check raise with worse.
4. If a draw decides to check raise you, you're in a great spot.
5. You're hand is much more disguised.
Great points. The only points I might disagree with on this hand are 1 and 5. Being in the BB with 5 players acting after me, I knew there was a very very good chance someone would bet out after I checked. I probably should've mentioned this in the op but 4 of the players at the table I was familiar with as being regulars who for the most part play lag, though not to the point of being wreckless (maybe at times when they're tilting but in general no lol). The one who bet out was one of those lags.
Point 5, I think either way, whether leading out or c/r, is going to almost make it obvious I have at least a 10 since there's 7 players in the pot and I'm second to act. And given my tight image that the LAGs already know about, it's going to be that much more obvious whether I lead out or check-raise. I agree leading out would seem a lot less obvious to fish who are only focused on their own hand and seem oblivious to everything going on around them, but for some reason I didn't think anyone at the table was quite that brain-dead.
I think it's close whether c/r or leading out on this flop is the right play. I mean a c/r isn't horrible I don't think right? Are there any times that a c/r would be warranted in this situation?