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What does checking behind flops do to counter the strategy?

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It increases the button's positional advantage.

The button has the option of selectively checking behind and taking the free-card or betting when he likes the flop, knowing full-well that Big Blind's average hand is stronger than it would otherwise be if he was 3-betting pre-flop.

Big Blind's whole game-plan is to forfeit some value (an extra SB) by not ever raising pre-flop, with the expectation that he will get that value back on the flop with a check-raise. And he prefers to do it on the flop because he'll have gained flop information. All Button has to do is not go along with Small Blind's grand plan and check behind him more liberally than he usually would.

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Thanks. Good points there. Though as I mentioned even if checking many flops can be effective it throws yet another moving part into the system that must either be balanced perfectly or risk being exploited by a strong player. If he catches on to the types of flops you are checking or picks up patterns in turn play after the check couldn't he manage this adjustment quite well? It seems the beauty of Dreamclown's strategy is he gives up very very little information about his hand until midway through the turn betting. He comes close to automating all his decisions on the first 2.5 streets in an effective manner which of course means mistakes will be easier to avoid and nearly undetectable when they are made. Otoh, an effective counterstrategy to this method is extremely difficult to balance and ripe with opportunities for significant mistakes (which a strong opponent will of course capitalize on).

Interesting stuff here--just some more food for though.