why would a checkraiser on JJ6 have a K?

Do you guys even bother handreading or what?

also K is pretty much a total blank

our hand is also a bluffcatcher, so just passively calling down any bets is sweet

do you really that that applies to this hand ice?

Sure it does.

The point is that checking behind with a big pair on a pairer flop can be a good play because if the guy raises or check raises you, its a guessing game whether or not hes bluffing.

You probably wont be able to make 3 full bets (on 3 streets) anyway. You think he will call 3 increasingly bigger bets with 88?

The deeper you are, the more careful you have to be about playing big pots with just a pair, because the guy can make a big bluff at any point in the hand and youre in no mans land.

I didnt think about checking behind when I 1st read the post because of the flush draw, but I did say I would fold the turn. Looking back, I do like the flop check.

Once you check, hes going to bluff alot of turn cards and even if he has you beat, you can get to showdown alot cheaper with one less street of betting.

but if he bluffs the turn and you call he is likely to shut down. Where as you fire into him, he is more likely to call you down with a smaller pair and likely to raise when you are beaten.

I am a donk though.