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Edit: also, explain reasoning in capping flop?

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Hero is almost an exact coin flip any top pair hand (including AA, unless Villian has A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]) including AK. He's only a 60-40 dog to KT. The only hands he is a significant dog to is KK or TT and these look unlikely given how Villian has played his hand. Furthermore, raising / capping disguises Hero's hand very well in case the third spade rolls off on the turn or river.

AND raising is fun. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Seriously, this play has loads of metagame benefits, as well - he probably saw lots of action following this for what was probably perceived by the table as an overaggressive play (which it was not).

EDIT: wording revised slightly