stop trying to 'protect' your hand

[dvashun]

Maybe this is splitting hairs, but I think the situations are different. Most of what I see posted regarding protecting a hand is "AK flops Axx" where xx is suited or induces straight draws and people would like to get a line or consolation because they are steaming a bit. What you appear to be talking about is something like having QTo in the blind and hitting the ten as top pair. Similar but slightly different, in both situations I think the "correct" play most of the time is to bet for value. I am guilty of posting one of the Axx hands and the response made complete sense. If the pot is relatively large, just bet for value, you are not going to be able to protect your hand. SSHE states the same thing in the section about protecting your hand. The example he has about CR'ing to protect your hand specifically mentions that the person to your right raised preflop. In that scenario, this tactic is effective because of the conditions at the table. Most of the time bet for value.