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Game: NLHE | Format: Six-max Cash | Blinds/Antes: 1/2 | Effective Stacks: 100 bb | Hero Position: CO | Pot Size: 22 bb On a dry board like K ♠ 7 ♦ 3 ♣, Hero holds 4 ♣ 4 ♦. Why is checking sometimes preferred despite having a made hand?

1. Small pairs are auto-checks on king-high boards.
2. To protect Hero's checking range on future streets.
3. To induce a bluff from a worse hand.
4. Because the hand has zero equity denial value.

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