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However, I think Black needs to bet the flop himself.

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Given your read, what does this accomplish? The only hands that fold in the range you postulated are ones that he beats, if he gets repopped with AK (unlikely, I'll admit, but Matusow is very aggressive) it's a disaster. If you're going to fold to a check/bet, I don't see what good throwing up a flop blocker is, because you're out of position and going to be in the exact same place on the turn if Matusow calls only with an even bigger pot.

Alos, given how aggressive Matusow is, what weight do you give to the possibility that he's doing this with a mediocre holding, like some kind of low-middle pair? Clearly if Black can fold QQ there he would be right to attack like this, particularly since the side pot is not dry.