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Originally Posted by MBrenneman
as far as betting the flop, youre saying that we want a call on the flop, but even though its more likely that he just folds, the value we get when he does call is worth it right?
If he folds, he loses whatever equity he had. Against your hand many hands have decent equity, and it's good for you when they fold such hands.
If he calls, you can still make the nuts, meaning that the implied odds favor you. Also even against his calling range your hand has high equity.