[coltrane]

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so i'm not a huge fan of gaining no information on this card.

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raising solely for information is almost always a bad play in NL....especially when playing live and playing a multiway pot and having absolute position in a hand, calling is a much better play and is actually perfect for a hand like this.....


lapoker,

I think one thing to keep in mind is that you yourself have under-represented your hand - which is a good thing but you didn't take advantage of it.....you flat-called preflop with a very strong hand - much stronger than your opponents would expect given the action.....again, especially given your position and the board, you are in a perfect spot to reap the benefits.....all the hands that you would've let off the hook by reraising preflop and losing on the flop OR raising on the flop and losing on the flop, you will now gain a lot of value from.....you call the flop and let them lead into you, they won't have nearly as much of an idea where you're at and TT will often pay you two streets worth of value bets......also, the pot and the bet were both small on the flop - calling has much equity and you know you will be able to make a much better read with the turn action since they both have to act before you......