flopping the small flush early on

[paperboyNC]

Nothing I can do or what?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB (t820)
Hero (t845)
UTG (t555)
UTG+1 (t580)
MP1 (t2005)
MP2 (t2490)
CO (t50)
Button (t655)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls t30, MP2 calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t30, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t150) Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>

<font color="#666666">2 checks</font>, MP1 bet t125, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t125, Button calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero is all-in [815], <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button is all-in [500].

Turn: (t1525) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>

River: (t1525) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>

Final Pot: t1525

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has 8s 6s (flush, ace high).
Button has Ks Js (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Button wins t1525. </font>

[BradleyT]

Looks good if you're sure it won't get checked around. You'd hate to give a singleton high spade a free card.

[TruFloridaGator]

I like the push, no other choice.

[NYCNative]

I push there too. More likely he's on a draw for the higher flush and you have to make villain pay for the shot to hit it. Them's the breaks.

[paperboyNC]

It's just frustating. I love my remaining t200 a couple hands later with JJ to 99 (9 on the flop). Sometimes it seems like the bad beats are killing me..

But then I remember that the key to winning SNGs consistently is to be more aggressive and build a chip stack that can withhand a few beats. It's hard to get ITM 45% without frequently having enough chips to survive the beats.

g'luck

[zambonidrivr]

just a typical pp special. i would play the same, only because i see so many fish flip over trips, or nothing.

[Unarmed]

Lead the flop.

[paperboyNC]

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Lead the flop.

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If I lead the flop and get called, I don't get any more information from the button.

Plus, unless I push, I risk giving away a cheap spade on the turn with great implied odds.

paperboy

[Unarmed]

You flopped a flush, what type of information do you need? You have the best hand and want to get all the money in as quickly as possible. So bet 80 and push when a weak Ace raises you.