Re: Sklansky Theory - making someone pay for a draw
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your not offering a bet which means by calling he is making a mistake, and he'l never fold, so he's not making a mistake and you do not gain. the only purpose it serves is surely to increse variance by increasing the stakes on a draw.
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Is it better to give your opponent odds enough to call a bet, or to give him a free card to hit his draw?
This is initially a tricky concept to grasp for the rank beginner, but I know Sklansky discusses it.
VERY OFTEN it is impossible to protect your hand in limit games, but betting is still correct for value. What it boils down to is that you both are making correct decisions: 1) your betting has a positive expectation (you are the favorite), and 2) his call also is +EV (he is betting proper pot odds). It is contingent on pot size.
Study Sklansky a little more in depth. The fundamental theorum is a little deeper and has more implications that you are seeing right now.
Good luck,
Greg
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