Getting two people to fold a straight

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From a WSOP double shootout round 1.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB (t1310)
BB (t1400)
UTG (t1470)
UTG+1 (t1300)
MP1 (t1420)
MP2 (t1470)
Hero (t1550)
CO (t2030)
Button (t1550)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t20, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls t20, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t75</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls t55, MP1 calls t55.

Flop: (t255) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t175</font>, UTG calls t175, MP1 calls t175.

Turn: (t780) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, MP1 checks, Button checks.

River: (t780) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t480</font>, Button folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: t1260

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From a WSOP double shootout round 1.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB (t1310)
BB (t1400)
UTG (t1470)
UTG+1 (t1300)
MP1 (t1420)
MP2 (t1470)
Hero (t1550)
CO (t2030)
Button (t1550)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t20, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls t20, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t75</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls t55, MP1 calls t55.

Flop: (t255) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t175</font>, UTG calls t175, MP1 calls t175.

Turn: (t780) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, MP1 checks, Button checks.

River: (t780) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t480</font>, Button folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: t1260

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I bet like 1/3 of the pot on the river. I can definitely see people folding that size bet fearing the 7 or flush.

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