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I'm going to differ with the crowd here. I think the turn is an interesting decision. By betting, Mason has a chance to win the pot right there. He also risks getting check raised. Assuming he is folding to the raise, he loses out on his chance to hit his gutshot on the river. Not only that, he loses an extra big bet.

An alternative line for Mason would be to check behind on the turn. If the river misses him, he bluffs at the river if his opponent checks again.

I would be interested to hear Mason's thoughts on the merits of this line versus the line he actually took. Would he always take one line or the other? Or is it opponent dependent?

For what it's worth, I am pretty sure that against some players this second line is better.