Quote Originally Posted by yorib
It's a very tough decision to be in (as the preflop raiser). The board is dry and it's clear what his hand is. Since the board is so dry, and is hand is so clear, wouldn't you usually go for a c/r here with 7x/88? Then again, I've been stacked by 7x with QQ+ in this position before.
This also crossed my mind. However, if I just flat call and check turn villain checks here a majority of the time then calls any bet on river. Thus, leading again for 2/3 pot on turn may get villain to fold as it would be a $40 bet into a $60 pot and he has to assume I want to play for stacks. The line I took might be a good one to take tho if I actually had the monster....