Re: $10/20 stud hand
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Wouldn't it of been better to bet 5th instead, hoping to get it raised and face them with 2 cold? If you still feel your hand is best now you can 3bet him.
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What he said. Check-raising just puts a lot of money into a four-way pot where you've got a pair of K's and a backdoor flush draw. I also wouldn't hate check-calling. On 5th street when I'm first to act, I would only check-raise if I'm certain the guy behind me will bet and if I have a monster made hand or a monster draw. You have neither.
As it played out, my guess is that he did have those buried K's. I've noticed a trend among many players with a high pair to raise and reraise any player who represents having hit the same pair, as if to say, "I had them first!" If he checked a set on that river, he's pretty weak.
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