How Would You Hold'em 1/27/10

Hey guys, welcome to today's edition of "How Would You Hold'em?"

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I see this situation all the time on Full Tilt and Pokerstars. This is pretty basic but a lot of people don't know exactly how to do this, but I would still call this a Beginner post.

In this situation, we're playing $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em online. We're going to cover how to get the most money possible when you flop a virtually unbeatable hand.

We've got K/J off-suit on the big blind, so naturally we're looking to play for free here. The other players allow us to check. Two other players join the hand:

Jackpot! You need to play this VERY SLOWLY, as the chances that anyone has a decent hand based on this flop is low because you've got all of the matching cards in your hand. I will check here and see if anyone bets. The player in position does, but I'm not going to raise him here because I know he doesn't have much:

I'm going to check here again, and see if he slows down. He does. This indicates that you will need to play the next card very carefully:

You need to bet here, lest you risk not making any more money from your monster hand. We can only hope he hit some kind of two-pair and will think that we're weak and bluffing. Because you've been checking the entire time, he/she may think that you missed a draw. Betting the pot or all-in here will immediately result in a fold, and a very small bet won't help your bankroll much. You need to make a believable bet that the other person has a chance of calling. I like to look at the pot and bet 50% to 75% of it. I'll stick to half. Sure enough, the bet is the right size:

My opponent called with two pair, thinking I was weak, when in fact I was playing with a made hand the entire time.

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