good post nxtyear, but when you have the nuts check raising/checking it down might be the way to go. I.e. you flop a boat other person has a 5 suited of hearts one heart on board. You check he checks. River 3 heart you check he checks. River 2 haert what do you know he has the nut flush, betting for value gets him to fold on the flop most of the time but instead your getting paid off. I have no problem giving free cards on a non draw heavy board or when i have the nuts, but in most cases i agree check/raising just sucks. And this is a fairly uncommon scenerio.
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