Free Card Plays

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What is the general consensus here on free card plays? Should we be trying for free cards very often in online games? An example below from today...


PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. MP3 posts a blind of $0.05.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 (poster) checks, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (6 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, SB calls.

Turn: (8 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks.

River: (8 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, SB calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, SB calls.

Final Pot: 17 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 17 BB, between SB, Hero and UTG+1.</font>