Flop Analysis
Folding when facing no bet is a severe mistake. We are first to act, meaning checking is entirely free, while continuation betting allows us to exploit our clear range advantage on King-high dry boards. **Ranges:** As the preflop raiser, our range retains a distinct edge in top pairs like AK and KQ, while BB holds plenty of weak air like queen-high and ten-high that fold immediately to aggression. **Plan:** We should mix between betting small to medium to deny equity from BB's floats, or simply checking to see a free turn and realize our equity. --- > **Takeaway:** Never surrender the pot by open-folding when checking is free and you hold the range advantage.
Note: Open-folding when checking is completely free forfeits all equity; either c-bet or check.