chasing the nut flush? leak or good idea?

[jb9]

I always find myself very tempted to limp in with Ax suited and call any reasonable flop/turn bet if I get 2 of my suit. I'm not sure if this is a bad leak or a good risk.

For example, tonight I had the following hand at Party 25 NL. It cost me $7.50 to chase, but since my opponents' had good hands, I could have won a $40+ pot if my club came on the turn or river.

How much will you risk to chase an A high flush?


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero ($27.45)
MP3 ($31.4)
CO ($22.07)
Button ($7.5)
SB ($45.62)
BB ($25)
UTG ($147.34)
UTG+1 ($14.82)
MP1 ($24.5)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0.50, MP3 calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.50) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets $1</font>, Hero calls $1, MP3 calls $1, SB calls $1, BB folds.

Turn: ($6.50) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets $2</font>, Hero calls $2, MP3 folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $6</font>, UTG+1 calls $4, Hero calls $4.

River: ($24.50) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $8</font>, UTG+1 calls $7.32 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: $39.82

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
UTG+1 has Ad Kh (one pair, kings).
SB has 2h 2s (three of a kind, twos).
Outcome: SB wins $39.82. </font>

[Burno]

Axs loses much of it's value when the money isn't deep. Starting stacks at party are not deep, so I avoid Axs in most situations. I normally will limp with it in middle or late position only if I am deep money and the pot is or looks to be multiway with other decent stacks.

I am certain many successful players at Party 25NL leak money with Axs.

The hand you posted seems fine. It sucks that you got trapped on the turn, but it appears you were getting the correct price with each bet you called.

Unless I have reason to believe a boat may be out, I'll chase any nut flush so long as the price is right. Lord knows they'll pay off when you hit.