This is one of those situational things. If I'm sitting there with nothing then I'm happy to check it down in the hope that I'll catch on the turn or river and make my contribution to busting out the short stack. No problem there and I suspect one of the most common reasons behind a mutual check-down is that both players are in this situation (the other being that they both slavishly follow "convention").
If, on the other hand, I have something that I think has a chance of winning now, and I think that reducing the field will increase that chance, then why not bet? If it has the side-effect of changing my table image to one that I can exploit later, then that's good too.
I don't think I'm too bothered about maximising the chance to eliminate an opponent 7 places off the money, though: the blind structure is going to make that happen soon anyway. I can't see much change in your $ expectancy from an elimination point-of-view. On the bubble it may be different. And remember that checking down gives the all-in player a chance to catch as well...
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Date: 2006-06-28 08:21 (UTC)If, on the other hand, I have something that I think has a chance of winning now, and I think that reducing the field will increase that chance, then why not bet? If it has the side-effect of changing my table image to one that I can exploit later, then that's good too.
I don't think I'm too bothered about maximising the chance to eliminate an opponent 7 places off the money, though: the blind structure is going to make that happen soon anyway. I can't see much change in your $ expectancy from an elimination point-of-view. On the bubble it may be different. And remember that checking down gives the all-in player a chance to catch as well...