Re: FT Hand - Hero is a thief
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There's no reason at all to think Hero is behind and there are a lot of hands Villain might call with (draws, overcards, little pairs), Getting checkraised off the best hand isn't horrible b/c the draws that will checkraise have a lot of outs and most of the hands that checkraise have him crushed.
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Checking the turn and calling/betting the river exploits all the things you point out, while getting rid of the risk of building a big pot.
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A lot of hands that call the turn don't call the river.
Plus, there's a significant chance Villain has a hand like QJ that he's trying to check-fold if we would just let him.
Edit: I suppose it is tempting for Villain to bluff after we check behind twice, but I don't think he tries it often enough given that a lot of river cards could scare him as much as us and he has to think we call an 8K bet with a lot of hands after he checks twice.
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