[Phil Van Sexton]

Let me say first that I can't speak to the play at the $200s. I only play up to 50/5.

Anyway, you say that I'll only get action if beat. This may be mostly true, though you'd certainly get called down by Ax or draws.

However, that's exactly my point. If you raise to 60, get 2 callers. Now the pot is 180. I'll bet 100 on the flop and anyone with 66, KQ, etc will give it up immediately. That's all I'm looking for. I don't want to get paid off. I want to win small-medium pots with minimal risk.

If called, I'll slow down. I'll often check behind on the turn and call a small bet on on the river. This depends on a lot of factors.

At the 200/15 level, maybe players won't let you get away with this, but at the lower levels players will just fit-or-fold on the flop without putting up a fight.