I should have checked behind.

[thabadguy]

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Pushing after the checkraise in my opinion is bad. He'll only get called by better hands and no better hand is folding. He would be better off calling the 400 raise, and then calling the 1400 on the turn. But given the bet, i like the way he played the flop.

That said, i love checking this flop, especailly against aggressive opponents

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I dont like the way he played this flop, you seriously wouldnt mind calling off >50% of ur stack by turn?
I know i wouldnt, betting this flop is not terrible, although given stack sizes, checking is the optimal play i think.
Once he raises 400 more, im moving in. I dont know if he would risk a checkraise with a set on this flop, with a ton of draws.

[aggie]

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you seriously wouldnt mind calling off >50% of ur stack by turn?


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no, that's not what i meant to say

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But given the bet, i like the way he played the flop.


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what i meant to say here was i like the way he played the entire hand....IE calling the checkraise and folding to the bet on the turn. If i was forced to choose from:

1. calling the checkraise and then calling the turn bet
2. pushing all in after the checkraise

I choose option 2. I believe option 3 (playing the hand the way OP played it) is the best option involving the flop bet.

The absolutly best option is #4, Checking behind on the flop....

[aggie]

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If I was the villian in this hand I would have a very hard time calling $2400 with JJ or KQ and AA, KJ, and QJ are in the muck for sure.

I still don't think villian folds enough to make the push +EV with stacks this deep.

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If he folds all the hands that you mention than pushing all in is definitely +EV.....Question is, is it a higher +EV than just calling the $400 and playing from there. Which choice has the higher EV. If he is folding all those hands you mention, i think pushing is best