[Greg J]

Okay, here is what it boils down to:
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I don't know why you're convinced that he has a hand that makes our pair outs worthless.

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I don't. There is a decent chance those outs are good. I have tried (so far unsuccessfully) to argue that we cannot assume they are.

I have explained the reasoning behind this conclusion in my other posts in this thread, but here is what it boils down to:
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By raising this flop Hero puts himself in a position to win the least when he has an equity edge (villian has a marginal hand and just calls), and lose the most when he does not (villian has a very good hand and caps).