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Originally Posted by Snowball2
So if they arent even calling with a pair... you want to bet the flop to get people to float/peel with two overs? And at the time fold out pocket pairs so they dont catch up?
I hope you can see the impeccable logic in this.
They are most certainly calling the flop with a pocket pair. They likely aren't playing for stacks unless they boat up. By contrast, 2 overs likely aren't playing for stacks if they hit top pair. Also, when we bet this flop our hand strength is quite concealed. We could have a nine, a three, a pocket pair or complete air. If we check flop, what do we do when someone leads into us on the turn (which is quite likely if someone hits top pair)? The problem is that in order to play a big pot in that circumstance we will have to turn our hand face up.
FWIW, the deeper we are and the more villains that are in the hand, the more important it is that we bet this hand for value.