Re: Continuation Betting OOP at party $25, should I even bother?
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Rule #4: Slowplay monsters (i love to check top two pair or top set etc on party b/c donkeys on the more aggressive tables love to try and take a stab at the pot; this only works once or twice at a table....
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I don't generally slowplay anything lower than a nut straight unless the board is very scattered, for a couple of reasons:
1) they will usually call anyway, so you're just leaving money on the table by checking. Flopping top set and then watching villain check it to the river is annoying.
2) you often don't want them to stick around for a turn card. Flopping top set and then seeing villain hit one of his rare outs for a well-hidden straight is annoying.
3) the turn could be a scare card that will kill the betting action. Flopping top set and then seeing villain check-fold to a third suited card on the turn is annoying.
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