[Moozh]

Ok, I understand that I'm fairly strong on the turn, but I'm still not sure I like the idea of an automatic bet. First, with a flop like that, what hands am I ahead of? If the guy is a tightish raiser, I'm ahead of A9 and down, KJ. I'm behind just about anything else. The only hand I really am worried about giving a free card is KJ.

Also, (and maybe this is a leak) I have a really hard time betting marginal hands on the turn when my hand is strong enough that I'll have to call a raise. For example, if I have a made hand, the bet is easy. If I have a marginal hand with no hope of improving, the bet is easy (as I can fold to a raise without regrets). On the other hand, if I have a hand that is strong enough to call, I often find myself just checking and calling a bet. I really hate it when I'm forced to put in two bets on the turn when I'm drawing somewhat thin to the best hand.

So, with those two sentiments in mind, I checked the turn. Was it that bad?