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I thought about letting him bet out the river, but say he min bets again on the river, BB calls and I raise and they both fold I have gained T200.

If I raise the turn as I did to T500 and get one caller, that is +T400, and if I get two callers, T800 - surely a better +Ev overall?

This was my thinking here.

I find that too often, I catch a flop (not this huge mind you) and I try to slow play. Then when I make my move on the turn or river, a scare card has come and the opponent gets away easier.





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You would only win 200, compared to the 100 you won here. Just smooth call this. This is a $5 MTT where the competition is bad and soft and thinks only in the myths about poker. I smoothcall, check the turn, let one of the 2 lead. Then I count to 15 and call. They'll think you're weak. Why check-raise the flop? If the flop was 99A, I'd consider it, just because I think I could get a call. But 993? Who else hits it? Nobody.