darbday;269729 wrotewe don't rep AA when we c bet this flop. and many limp callers will float because it looks like your bluffing with qq or something.
i don't think we rep giving up, but i think if our plan is to give up, we aren't winning in the long run because to many players that will limp call a squeeze, will float a flop like this....
you're giving random fish wayyy too much credit here darb, they don't float, they don't put you on hands (well, not logical ranges), they don't perceive you to have hands they can bluff you off later streets, they think "did I hit the flop? nah... fold" or they think "did his AK hit? yes? fold, no? min-raise or call". This flop is one that misses probably 60%+ of their range and if we half pot it they only have to fold 1/3 of the time. Even if they were floating some % of the time on these flops then I still don't think they're floating so much that it makes us not win the pot at least 33% of the time in a heads up pot.
we would check them to disguise them as a hand like qq then but small on the turn and hope to get re raised!
That could be what you do, but you should be bet/bet/shoving. The reason why we still be our value hands here when we expect them to fold 60%+ of the time, is that when they call they usually have a top pair which is going to still be top pair on the turn and the river, and fish hate folding top pair, so we can go for 3-streets.
not saying your wrong but, profitable isn't whats most important though...
Well our plays being profitable is a little bit important in this game, but I can only assume you're saying it's more important to play optimally. I think that c-betting here with 100% of your air is definitely optimal vs. nearly anyone, and the people that it might not be optimal against are going to be the best players, not the worst.
