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Message: [QUOTE="Jesus Lederer, post: 412049, member: 3283"] I like a 3/4 pot size bet here, but i would never check a flop like that unless the guy who´s going to act next is extremely aggressive and i´m sure he´s going to bet. In that case i prefer the check, because i can trap one or two callers who are going to add money into the pot, making it more tempting to the original bettor when it´s my turn and i raise heavily. But aside that particular situation, by checking this flop you aren´t going to achieve anything except maybe an induced bluff on the turn, but what you win by that induced bluff is nothing compared to what you are going to lose if you let someone hit his draw (which was very possible considering that it was 6 handed, the preflop action and especially the texture of the flop, which had a high straight draw, a low one and a a flush draw). Checking a hand like a hidden set seems great to extract a lot of chips on later streets, making your opponent think that you didn´t get a piece of the flop and you´re betting with middle pair, top pair/weak kicker or a turn hit, but you can do that only when the texture of the flop is inoffensive and there´s no big possibility of someone drawing. Also if you start to analyze what´s the real thing you´re trying to achieve when you decide to check, you´ll find that there isn´t any good reason to do it. Many people say "i´m letting someone hit anything on the turn, and that combined with the hidden strength of my hand, means a lot of chips to be extracted on the turn and river". That´s a good argument when the flop has no texture, but when it has, what possible card on the turn could your opponent hit that makes his hand good enough to commit chips but weak enough to be beaten by you? The answer is almost none. So by checking in a flop with texture you achieve nothing and risk a lot. I´m glad both opponents hit and you lost the hand, so you could realize of your mistake. I think you´re being results oriented. As dogs said, with a set you don´t want to scare everyone out. You´re killing the implied odds you have with a low pocket pair if you take the pot right on the flop (you can do that anytime with a simple continuation bet if you don´t hit). The low and middle pocket pairs work based on implied odds, you want to be paid by players chasing something and especially holding high pocket pairs or TPTK. [/QUOTE]

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