Re: Another 10-20 Hand.. FOURTH STREET.......
I have no problem capping on 3rd, and I think this play is fine. First, you have a hand that, barring your competing with an unlikely monster (rolled) is easily worth two bets on fourth street. If everyone calls, you get value on the money going into the pot, but if somebody folds, you gain value from the money already in the pot.
I don't see any negative to raising here, and since the pot is huge, I think you definitely want someone to fold even if just to slightly move up your chances of winning with two pair or trip 7s. If nobody folds, you still have a powerful drawing hand, but will have to play it as such the rest of the way.
An alternative, as someone pointed out, and probably a pretty good one, would be waiting until 5th street, seeing how the boards develop, and then consider raising even if you catch a total blank.
-Michael
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