Hey, I didn't expect you to check!

I've gotten dealt a bunch of monsters in the last 10 hands and won like all of them. This guy is a decent player but he has a pretty loose re-raising range and I think he's just playing back at me so while I'd usually fold pre-flop here I'm pretty much just looking to hit a flop and go with it.

I really had no clue what he had when he checked the flop.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB ($112.75)
BB ($105.35)
Hero ($194.50)
Button ($95.40)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif.
Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, BB raises to $14, Hero calls $10.

Flop: ($28.50) Qhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (2 players)
BB checks, Hero?

You raised UTG, if the guy is threebetting light u can shove a lot of flops, but i highly doubt anyone threebets an UTG raiser that light.
i prob check behind because i see too many c/r here.

Even against light 3-bettors, I still never call with ATo...but that's just me.

As played, I check behind flop.

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Originally Posted by JL

As played, I check behind flop.

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I'm with that, I hate taking a stab at these pots and getting check/raised. I'll take my free card. If it's a blank and he checks the turn, I'd probably take a stab at it there.

If he's any good then this check can mean a lot of things

If he's ordinary/bad postflop then just bet and think about 2-barelling if he checks to you on the turn and there's a decent bet left in your stacks.

It does sound hugely like he simply wants to check/raise you. However, the flop isn't good for a low PP or ATC, so it could be genuine. Still, he might three bet you anyway. Take the free card.

He checked, turn was a jack giving me the nuts and he folded to a $20 bet.

The thing with betting is that he has to fold a whole lot of the time (like 2/3 or so) because if he's ever hoping to c/r, I win a stack if I check and turn the nuts. I think it's possible that he will fold 2/3 of the time given the action though.