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Message: [QUOTE="IntenseHeat, post: 2068221, member: 92488"] I don't really blame him for checking. He wanted to know what his opponent had, as that information might serve him later. He knows he's got the hand won, and judging from the way his opponent played the hand he knows he's not gonna get called if he bets. So he checked it. I've even paid off river bets early in tourneys when I was sure I was beat because I wanted to know what this guy is calling my 5x pre-flop raise with so I would know what his calling range was. And I've checked the river with what I thought was the best hand (not the nuts) for the same reason. Information has value too. Foregoing those chips now might help you to make many times more in hands to come. As they say, poker is a game of information. The more you have the better decisions you can make. That being said, I don't have any problem with that rule. Men "The Master" Nguyen was known for having his cohorts soft play him. [/QUOTE]