$11's hit medium flush on river... now what?

[Dr_Jeckyl_00]

I planned to check and call a small bet by villain on river... but when he bet I changed my mind. Why did he bet t375 to win t90... Was this a good push over the top or too risky?

Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 3: Dr_Jeckyl_00 ( $775 )
Seat 8: kenra1 ( $1700 )
Seat 5: chef_hootie ( $800 )
Seat 10: hank214 ( $1465 )
Seat 1: xteelx ( $1660 )
Seat 9: Paulkirby ( $355 )
Seat 4: partypokder ( $1245 )
Trny:15253800 Level:2
Blinds(15/30)
There is no Small Blind in this hand as the Big Blind of the previous hand left the table.
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Dr_Jeckyl_00 [ Td 8s ]
partypokder calls [30].
chef_hootie folds.
kenra1 folds.
Paulkirby folds.
hank214 folds.
xteelx calls [30].
Paulkirby: good play
Dr_Jeckyl_00 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9d, Jd, Th ]
Dr_Jeckyl_00 checks.
partypokder checks.
xteelx folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4d ]
Dr_Jeckyl_00 checks.
partypokder checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 2d ]
Dr_Jeckyl_00 checks.
partypokder bets [375].
Dr_Jeckyl_00 is all-In [745]
partypokder calls [370].

Results in White <font color="white">

I was surprised that he even had a diamond.

partypokder shows [ Kh, 7d ] a flush, jack high.
Dr_Jeckyl_00 shows [ Td, 8s ] a flush, jack high.
Dr_Jeckyl_00 wins 1580 chips from the main pot with a flush, jack high with ten kicker.
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[Shilly]

Fold.

[Shilly]

I just saw your results. There's a few big problems with this play.

1) He could easily be making a huge overbet that looks like a bluff to extract value from you (which is probably how I would play the hand).
2) He's committed to calling your raise. He can't even fold the Qd here.

You asked why he would bet so much to win a small pot. Why are you risking your whole stack to win, now?

[Jman28]

I think that this push is pretty bad, regardless of the results.

If you think he's bluffing (which I don't) then just call. You aren't getting a non-flush to call that push, and usually will only be called when beat.

fold&gt;&gt;&gt;call&gt;&gt;&gt;push

[Dr_Jeckyl_00]

[ QUOTE ]
I just saw your results. There's a few big problems with this play.

1) He could easily be making a huge overbet that looks like a bluff to extract value from you (which is probably how I would play the hand).
2) He's committed to calling your raise. He can't even fold the Qd here.

You asked why he would bet so much to win a small pot. Why are you risking your whole stack to win, now?

[/ QUOTE ]

You ask a good question... which is why I posted the hand b/c I was not sure I played correctly. But... are $11 players smart enough to make 'over bets' as you described? These are some of the types of hands that get me into trouble... But I think your question is key here to be a winning player... why risk my chips for t90? Thanks

[Dr_Jeckyl_00]

[ QUOTE ]

If you think he's bluffing (which I don't) then just call. You aren't getting a non-flush to call that push, and usually will only be called when beat .


[/ QUOTE ]

very good point, thanks.