[elindauer]

Here are a couple more spots I can think of:

1. You bet the flop and turn, only to find yourself check-raised. Most players will bet the river whether they were on a bluff or not, whether their draw got their or not. If you have a hand that might normally be worth a 3-bet, it may be better to just call and then raise the river. Now, if the river completes the draw you fear, you reserve the option to just call and save some money. If your opponent is semibluffing and misses, you'll generally win the same amount, and if he's on a total bluff, you will likely win 1 extra bet.

2. You raise a couple limpers preflop. These players are the "check-to-the-raiser" type, as they expect you to autobet any flop. Don't always take the odds on the steal. Take the free card sometimes. Yes, perhaps your bet is slightly profitable, but you make up for this lost profit by sometimes catching a good turn card, winning you a pot you would have lost had you bet and been check-raised. You also gain a little by their future calls being a little more wrong, as your range of betting hands is a bit better. Finally, this sets you up for the occassional slowplay of a hand that hits the flop so hard, you know nobody else can like it (88 on an 833 flop, eg). If you've checked a flop or two and then folded, you can check this flop and potentially get a lot of money in from players drawing dead.


Good luck.
Eric