[elindauer]

Hi Deranged,

Great post. I like your arguments and see merit in all of them. I can see that all of your arguments - players calling 2 cold on the flop more easily, players getting less excited as the hand goes on, a turn raise getting more respect then a flop raise, etc have merit. I think I'm still unsure that the size of these effects outweighs the ones that suggest waiting, especially in this hand.

I generally play fast on the flop and agree that this is often the best way to go, and may be in this case too. I'm not quite convinced, but I'll think about it more. I'm fairly sure that raising cannot be far behind if it is behind at all.

thanks,
Eric