YES

great again

Very good point on the first hand about checking back because we can "absorb aggression" on the turn. I love that phrase.

I struggle a lot between knowing when to check because we have a lot of good turn cards to absorb aggression, versus betting because we have a lot of good turn cards to double barrel, versus betting because a lot of good turn cards allow us to go to showdown with b/c/c or b/c/b lines.

In the AK95 example, we would love all folds on the flop and have a lot of good cards on the turn that will put us ahead of OOPs calling range versus cbet, and double barrel bluffs on clubs . But at the same time we don't want to over-bluff on the flop. I find myself so often in these spots where I don't know what to do. Are there any general rules of thumb that can help us in these spots, like betting small, or when in doubt check?

"blind vs blind, when I'm the button" ))))