Re: Results and Discussion
After flopping TPTK, you'd be an idiot not to bet out immediately after making a good-sized raise preflop. You don't want your opponent checking behind you with some baby pair and then making a very well disguised set on the turn.
Don't compare TV tourney players to low-intermediate NL ring games. Just like in limit, it's expected for the preflop raiser to lead out on the flop (of course it depends on the texture of the board, but leading out is correct in the vast majority of cases). When you flop a monster, that's even more of a reason to lead out because many opponents expect you to slowplay such a hand. Take a look at the thread "How to play a set when it's obvious you have a set." Only idiots are going to fall for plays like making tiny bets on the flop and then check-raising a large bet on the turn etc.
Save your flop checks for when you make an unbreakable hand and you have a confident read on your opponent that he has nothing and needs to play catch up.
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