Overpair gets check-raised on paired flop

[theben]

checking the flop is a good possibility, i like that line. even though you give a freebie to a AQh or something like that, i think it serves well for pot size control after you've defined your hand. it also should let you get some value from a smaller pair as well as ditch your own hand easier, depending on how the action follows. however, i see nothing wrong with the moderate sized preflop reraise. although you do define your hand, you also keep the pot smaller and can easily get away should things not go your way. if you make a larger reraise, you might get stubborn, and end up making yourself get stuck on the hand.

[TreyOfLight]

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if you make a larger reraise, you might get stubborn, and end up making yourself get stuck on the hand.

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This is a problem for me, typically with TT-QQ when I 3-bet preflop (not standard but e.g. from the blinds against a button raise) and then he 4-bets (but small) and I have the odds to call for set value but miss the flop and oh it looks like the rest of my stack is about a pot sized bet, what the hey!

So, yeah, don't do that.

[jtr]

Thanks again, all, for the comments.

Yes, the preflop reraise looks a bit weak when we consider the calling odds it offers to villain. I have to confess that I was reluctant to reraise more because of having regularly screwed up the kind of situation described above, where a large preflop commitment leads to poor postflop play in the face of a scary board.

Checking behind on that board is an interesting option that I didn't consider at the time, thanks for that.