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Originally Posted by KnoxKnoxJoke
You say why would you give a "free shot" which doesn't really make sense, but what I'm saying is why narrow his range to hands we are behind or flipping with..
it is important to narrow his range bc our only defence against a flush card or a gs or a sucker straight card is a bet and a brick or board pair. you protect your equity, protect the pot, and charge him for a draw with a bet. it should also be noted a combo draw wouldnt give action on a locked down board like this (unlike 987ss where the straight can go higher) so the only raise i fear is from kqxx.
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You're building a big pot out of position with a hand that won't want to put a lot of money in on the river very often
i don't think this constitutes building a big pot with no 3b pre and no flop or turn raise.
if i limit betting on this flop to only kqxx, how horrible would that be? if i iso pre and check all flops that would be better.
i am aware of the maxim of betting the top and bottom and air of your range and checking everything in between but sometimes you need to use common sense.
by betting the entire range i can bet weaker or with air next time. the strength of top set allows me to check but your'e not going to see many draws spazz out later on this locked down board and you run the risk of giving a free card to beat you.