[elbuddha]

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Just bet the flop if you are going to continue in this pot. Your flop check/call and your turn/river play don't add up here. You certainly can't call the flop intending to play the rest of the hand this way. You need to a take a stab at this pot on the turn (either by betting or check/raising) if you are going to call the flop with no pair/no draw.

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Forgive me, but I think leading this flop is insane.

Villian's flop bet may mean he has an Ace - but given Hero's read, there are a lot of non-A hands he could be betting here as well.

Any A hand from the other opponents would overcall or raise. But once it is folded to Hero, it is heads-up, closing the action at 10:1. If there had been overcalls behind Villian a fold would be clear. But again, given the read and no overcallers, all 6 of Hero's outs may be live, or at least enough to call at 10:1.

As for the turn, Hero hit one of his outs - but he is still way ahead or way behind. Betting or checkraising the turn would probably cost profits when ahead or lose more money when behind.

A case could be made for leading the river.