RONINNINOR

I think at this point I would have to agree. Thanks all (well, most) for your insight. A lot of good points were brought up that I had not previously thought about.

I did not specify but it is a tournament setting.

My wife and I play in a weekly poker league that generally draws 80-90 players. Whenever we end up playing at the same table we have an agreement that as long as her and I are the only two playing for a pot that we would check it down to the end. Of course if more people then just us are active then we play our normal game. Last week I hit the nut flush on the flop and the only caller I got was my wife. We both proceded to check the hand down and when I showed my hand a player asked why I would not bet on the turn or river. I told him I was more interested in taking chips from him then from my