Ah, I do agree with you in most games. This particular site (Ultimate Bet) has such tight-weak competition, though, that I tend to check-raise more often. The players there aren't terribly afraid of betting a weak pair on the flop, but won't call a bet with the same. So, by check-raising some of the time with TPTK, you pick up flop bets that wouldn't have called had you bet out. If they do call rather than reraise, it's usually a draw and you can play the turn correctly most of the time (except those rare instances when the draw is deceptive). If they reraise, well, they have you beat and you just fold.
As I said, I think the play works in these particular games but is probably horrendous in others.
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Date: 2007-01-03 16:31 (UTC)Ah, I do agree with you in most games. This particular site (Ultimate Bet) has such tight-weak competition, though, that I tend to check-raise more often. The players there aren't terribly afraid of betting a weak pair on the flop, but won't call a bet with the same. So, by check-raising some of the time with TPTK, you pick up flop bets that wouldn't have called had you bet out. If they do call rather than reraise, it's usually a draw and you can play the turn correctly most of the time (except those rare instances when the draw is deceptive). If they reraise, well, they have you beat and you just fold.
As I said, I think the play works in these particular games but is probably horrendous in others.