Re: 2-4 hand by noobie
Many players will pay off two lower pair here, some won't of course. The thing is, players like to put you on a hand you can beat...maybe here you started with a three flush and just happened to catch a pair, etc. People like to call. That being said, OOP I think this is a defensive bet. If you check here, the only hand that will bet is a hand that can beat jacks up typically. If you bet, you probably won't be raised by a bigger two pair, but you MAY get called by a worse two pair (or even a big pair possibly). Thus, I believe betting has a better expectation than checking here. This same principle would apply heads up if you started with say (A,K) A and kept betting but never improved. If you've indicated aces the whole way and then check, your opponent will know to bet any two pair but he won't bet if he can't beat aces. Yet if you bet, he may call anyway. Just my take...
Jeff
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