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Originally Posted by insyder19
I've made way better moves and people snapped, and it was 200bb deep.
I mean, sure, but that doesn't mean people don't make bluffs like this.
Reading what everyone had to say, there have been some good points made and it seems pretty close. I think a bluff makes sense, given the flop action, and he could be thinking exactly as holdme suggests (though perhaps he didnt believe it to be true): I'm going to make a big bet to move this guy off a chop. I feel like people do this all the time. They figure they're making a relatively low-risk play and forcing their opponent into a big decision for half the pot. The thinking goes more like "He wont fold a straight for a small bet, but how can he call with a big bet, and if he does have a straight and calls anyway, I'm fine here." I don't think a villain in this spot is thinking so much about trying to make OP fold a house.
At the same time, AA and AK are really quite reasonable. Sure, we'd expect a bet on the flop, but a check here is good from a pot-control perspective, as has been pointed out.
It could just be one of those spots where it's close enough taht the EV is about the same either way. I think a fold is fine, though myself i'm probably talking myself into a call and either dancing around the room or banging my head against the wall wondering why I don't just quit poker.