If your opponent does bet this is not a flop to consider slow playing. As your opponent raised pre-flop there is a good chance he will have hit a pair of Kings or Queens here, and will bet when checked to. Betting right out is a viable option with your set, but in general this is a flop where it is better to look for a check-raise. One opponent from early position raises and you call. Let’s say you have 2 ♥ 2 ♣ in the big blind. A perfect example is when you flop a set.
Most of the time when you check-raise it will be because you have a strong hand and want to get more money into the pot. It’s a very effective play – both as a bluff and with a big hand – but remarkably, check-raising was banned in some Las Vegas casinos for being an example of poor etiquette! Well, the good news is that check-raising is most certainly allowed online at PokerStars in No Limit Hold’em poker – here’s how to do it successfully… A check-raise is when one player checks his hand on the flop, another bets and then the original player comes back over the top with a raise.