A $10-$20 game. You are in the big blind having the A-K. An early player opens with a raise and the cutoff calls. You call. There is $65 in the pot and three players. The flop is: A-8-3, giving you top pair. What do you do?
You should go for a check-raise in this situation. You have a preflop raiser who figures to bet, having only two opponents. His bet will put the third player in the middle, so you can trap him for an extra bet before announcing your power. You have top pair, top kicker on a raggedy, rainbow board. In the rare case where it gets checked around, there are no overcards to your hand. Should you bet the turn after a flop check by all, the opponents will have no idea you have this big a hand.