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Scenario — Game: No-Limit Hold'em | Format: Cash Game | Hero Position: BTN | Board: K♦ 7♠ 4♣. Hero checks back the flop. Turn is 2♥. Why does the delayed c-bet realization increase for Hero's marginal hands?

1. Because the 2♥ turn gives Hero a flush draw.
2. Because the pot is smaller, reducing the cost of being wrong.
3. Because checking the flop 'trapped' the opponent into revealing their weakness. (under this line) (under this line)
4. Because Hero's position and the opponent's capped range make it easier to reach showdown or win via future bluffs.

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