Delayed betting

I'm really starting to see the value of delayed betting when I have a strong hand. If anyone bets before it's my turn to act when I have a strong hand, I've found it can be a better play to call than to raise. If I've only called all the way through a hand, it makes it more likely that a big bet on the river by me might be perceived as a bluff. Of course, that's also playing with fire; the more cards you let your opponents see, the better the chances they'll make a hand that can beat you. I like playing with fire. Here's how the last hand I won last night went down:

Table 'Alva IV' 9-max (Play Money) Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: (20000 in chips)
Seat 2: (59800 in chips)
Seat 3: (47700 in chips)
Seat 4: (9600 in chips)
Seat 5: (8400 in chips)
Seat 6: (39800 in chips)
Seat 7: (19336 in chips)
Seat 8: neostreet (53365 in chips)
Seat 4: posts small blind 100
Seat 5: posts big blind 200
Seat 1: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to neostreet [7d 9c]
Seat 6: calls 200
Seat 7: calls 200
neostreet: calls 200
Seat 1: raises 200 to 400
Seat 2: raises 200 to 600
Seat 3: calls 600
Seat 4: folds
Seat 5: calls 400
Seat 6: calls 400
Seat 7: folds
neostreet: calls 400
Seat 1: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [7c 7s Qd]
Seat 5: checks
Seat 6: checks
neostreet: bets 200
Seat 1: calls 200
Seat 2: raises 1600 to 1800
Seat 3: folds
arq_arcco joins the table at seat #9
Seat 5: folds
Seat 6: folds
neostreet: calls 1600
Seat 1: folds
*** TURN *** [7c 7s Qd] [8h]
neostreet: checks
Seat 2: checks
*** RIVER *** [7c 7s Qd 8h] [2h]
neostreet: bets 7700
Seat 2: calls 7700
*** SHOW DOWN ***
neostreet: shows [7d 9c] (three of a kind, Sevens)
Seat 2: mucks hand
neostreet collected 23100 from pot

I saw the flop more than I should have, but it worked out okay anyway:

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 57 hands and saw flop:
- 12 out of 13 times while in big blind (92%)
- 9 out of 13 times while in small blind (69%)
- 25 out of 31 times in other positions (80%)
- a total of 46 out of 57 (80%)
Pots won at showdown - 7 of 9 (77%)
Pots won without showdown - 2

delta: $25,965
balance: $884,423