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[FlyWf]

What's with this "hasn't been much insight" crap? Jeez. How insightful do you find: 'I feel like there wasn't much good poker in the OP'?
I think we can all do a little better than that.

You aren't giving him a chance to hang himself, you're giving him a chance to see a free showdown. Bet the turn weakly and maybe he'll make a silly passive call or maybe he'll see it as a bluff and raise. Or maybe he folds. Him folding is a lot like seeing showdown, except you never lose when he folds.

Also, if you need to be "proven" wrong then you are claiming to be right. You're putting the burden on the forum to convince you your line was wrong, I'd say the burden is on you to convince us that checking the river is a good line.