Re: Pocket JJ, Is A on the turn a check behind
I think betting here is correct against probably 85% of opponents. Many have outlined why that's the case.
There is about 15% of opponents who are really laggy here in which case I would use a "defensive check." Basically, those are the 15% against whom I WOULD NOT feel comfortable folding to a turn check-raise. If I can't fold to a check-raise, I'm not going to bet. Putting yourself in a position of either folding the best hand a lot or paying 3 BB to get to showdown against a better hand really sucks.
So I think it's important to note there ARE times where checking is going to be correct here. It's our job to identify the opponents against whom that would be correct.
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