[Big_Jim]

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Unless I've been extremely aggressive, I check this flop

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He has built his stack mainly through me. .... I have gone allin on air, nuts, draws etc.

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Sounds like a good situation to bet the flop.

While I understand that you're only getting value out of hands like KQ, Ax, etc etc if they hit their pair, you are missing out on a ton of value from any tricky PPs a 9, spades, or some move that villian tries to pull off.