Re: Ace Jack on the button
I call it a standard continuation bet because years ago when I started playing poker, the preflop raiser almost always bet when it was checked to him. Hence the cliche "check to the raiser." I don't think Harrington did anything to popularize the concept at all; in fact, if anything, he advised AGAINST making continuation bets as a matter of course when you face multiple opponents. This is contrary to the thinking of many players who feel obligated to represent AA even when 4 people call their raise.
Anyway, you can make up these scenarios all day where it ends up as a coinflip for all your chips or whatever, but I still think this is as good a situation as any to play poker with the guy.
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