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good question. in theory, a rational player can only have three hands here: AQ, QQ or KK. with the kings he would naturally be scared of the ace, and with the others he would slowplay. just about anything else would bet either for value or as a bluff.

i'd bet the flop. i wouldn't expect him to fold anything, and he may be slowplaying, in which case i will just cost myself bets by checking (unless he has QQ). if my opponent is a strong player, checking the flop and then getting aggressive will look suspicious to him anyway.