Quote Originally Posted by Miffed22001
Quote Originally Posted by XTR1000
raise flop
least money won when ahead, most money lost when behind.
Please explain; I don't agree with this (outside of a limit context) on the flop. Right now, both villian and our actions are standard opening lines with wide ranges. Raising on the flop saves us money by forcing hands to fold that will draw out on us and there are A,K,Q,J, diamond scare cards we don't want to see (A,Ko is a drawing hand here). Also, we have fold equity while the pot is still low and we save money by not calling down hands that crush us. If called on the flop we can still see a showdown by checking the turn if a scare card hits or if villian is read to checkraise us with air. What do you do if a A,K,Q,J, or diamond hits the turn and river? Still calldown? Don't we lose more if we are bluffed out of the pot?

A situation where we win the most and lose the least by checking is the following (Concept from King Yao-Weighing the Odds)

Villian: assume he is very aggro and will bet if checked to
Us: 10,10

Same preflop, vilian c-bets, we raise flop, villian calls, turn is an ace. At this point, we are either still ahead or behind, but if we bet again on the turn, villian could checkraise us and we would fold. Also, if we bet again, he folds unless he has us beat. By checking, we either induce a bluff on the river (we win), he checks we check (we will see), he bets lower as a value bet not knowing if we call (we lose less), or he goes all in and we fold (least likely but possible). In this fact pattern, we win the most and lose the least by checking the turn, calling the river as the standard line. An added bonus for no limit is we control the pot as well.