Drunk drawing to a straight

[sudic]

What's the best strategy when you find yourself drawing to a straight and a Drunk shows up?

Should I just give up on the straight or keep the betting along with the Drunk?

I thought you should try to get to the straight cheaply if you could.

Am I wrong?

I'm calling the CO the Drunk.

When it was all over the Button won with three 8s and the CO had A7d.


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Preflop: Hero is BB with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP3 calls, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, MP3 checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Turn: (7.75 BB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero calls, UTG+2 folds, MP3 folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO 3-bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.

River: (16.75 BB) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO 3-bets</font>, Button calls.

Final Pot: 22.75 BB

[thirddan]

your play is not that bad, although playing this way you will win the minimum on your strong draws...also, you are drawing to a flush on the flop, on the turn you pick up a gutshot...

Preflop: ok
Flop: i would bet this raggedy flop, if button raises thats ok cuz you will get value for your draw...you want a bet going in on this street but dont want to check/raise and knock everyone out by making them face two bets cold...

Turn: OK, you have a very nice draw, most likely 9 outs for the flush plus 3 for gutshot straight...

River: OK

also, don't post the results in your original post, it tends to affect the judgement of people that will respond, post then later when there has been some discussion...