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topspin

10-17-2004, 10:54 PM

Paradise Poker 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif. UTG+1 posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls, UTG+1 (poster) checks, UTG+2 calls, 2 folds, MP3 raises, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (18.40 SB) T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif (6 players)
BB bets, UTG folds, UTG+1 raises, UTG+2 folds, MP3 folds, Hero calls, BB calls.

Turn: (12.20 BB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 bets, Hero ...

[b]Not an incredibly horrible flop considering I hold the A/images/graemlins/club.gif. Should I have raised the flop and/or turn here? I had trouble figuring out if I should play this as a draw or a made hand. On the flop, with more people in, an easy raise, but with 2 opponents, I figure to check if I'm drawing and bet if I'm behind. Similar on turn, and I just can't figure out which it is.

Gatts

10-17-2004, 10:56 PM

It's both a made hand and a draw. Cap the flop if possible. Slow down if you're shown agression on the turn and you don't make the nuts.

Shalara

10-18-2004, 12:21 AM

I cap this every time. It's not very often that someone flops a flush. I forget the % of time, but I remember it's really low. More likely, at least one of your callers is chasing a flush. With an overpair and the nut flush draw, I cap this flop in a heartbeat.

I raise the turn. If 3-bet, I just call. That is when I consider that he might actually have a flush.

elindauer

10-18-2004, 01:39 AM

Easy raise on the turn with the best hand AND the best draw.

Good luck.
Eric

Entity

10-18-2004, 01:41 AM

With the size of this pot, do everything you can to win it. 3-bet and cap the flop, and raise the turn. If he 3-bets, call down and hit the nut flush on the river. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

Rob

topspin

10-18-2004, 01:56 AM

Thanks to everyone that replied. You all played this hand better than me; I tend to tighten up too much when I hit a downswing. There's always a new leak to plug /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Paradise Poker 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif. UTG+1 posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls, UTG+1 (poster) checks, UTG+2 calls, 2 folds, MP3 raises, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (18.40 SB) T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif (6 players)
BB bets, UTG folds, UTG+1 raises, UTG+2 folds, MP3 folds, Hero calls, BB calls.

Turn: (12.20 BB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 bets, Hero calls, BB calls.

River: (15.20 BB) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, BB folds, UTG+1 folds.

Final Pot: 16.20 BB

Results in white below:
Hero has As Ac (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins 16.20 BB.