Do i raise on the flop here?

[foofighter]

Im on the button, four limpers before me so i decide to play my T9o (i only play this with at least four maybe five callers). I flop an open ended straight draw. Do i raise when blinds check then one bet then a call to me??


0.50/1 TexasHTGameTable (Limit) -
Table Card Room Table 3907 (Real Money) -- Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: rjp134 ( $24.75)
Seat 2: Isunn ( $27.50)
Seat 3: tonycush2001 ( $26.25)
Seat 4: braudel ( $33)
Seat 5: MetatronLMM ( $6)
Seat 6: TravisD22 ( $11.75)
Seat 7: StonedSmurf ( $18.75)
Seat 8: foofighter ( $23)
Seat 9: fieroo ( $20.75)
fieroo posts small blind (0.25)
rjp134 posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to foofighter [ Ts, 9c ]
Isunn folds.
tonycush2001 folds.
braudel calls (0.50)
MetatronLMM calls (0.50)
TravisD22 calls (0.50)
StonedSmurf calls (0.50)
foofighter calls (0.50)
fieroo folds.
rjp134 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8s, Qc, 7d ]
rjp134 checks.
braudel checks.
MetatronLMM bets (0.50)
TravisD22 calls (0.50)
StonedSmurf folds.
foofighter calls (0.50)
rjp134 calls (0.50)
braudel calls (0.50)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Js ]
rjp134 checks.
braudel checks.
MetatronLMM bets (1)
TravisD22 calls (1)
foofighter raises (2) to 2
rjp134 folds.
braudel folds.
MetatronLMM calls (1)
TravisD22 calls (1)
** Dealing River ** : [ Kd ]
MetatronLMM checks.
TravisD22 bets (1)
foofighter raises (2) to 2
MetatronLMM folds.
TravisD22 calls (1)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $15 | Rake: $0.75
Board: [ 8s Qc 7d Js Kd ]
rjp134 balance $23.75, lost $1 (folded)
Isunn balance $27.50, didn't bet (folded)
tonycush2001 balance $26.25, didn't bet (folded)
braudel balance $32, lost $1 (folded)
MetatronLMM balance $3, lost $3 (folded)
TravisD22 balance $6.75, lost $5 [ Ks 6s ] [ a pair of kings -- Ks,Kd,Qc,Js,8s ]
StonedSmurf balance $18.25, lost $0.50 (folded)
foofighter balance $33, bet $5, collected $15, net +$10 [ Ts 9c ] [ a straight, nine to king -- Kd,Qc,Js,Ts,9c ]
fieroo balance $20.50, lost $0.25 (folded)
pinkandtom balance $25, sits out

[thirddan]

i think it depends whether or not players will call two cold, if they will then i think a bet is very good as it could get you a free card on the turn if you need it. If a raise will fold most of the players i would probably just call to get more callers so that i have odds to draw again if i miss turn...

[csuf_gambler]

definitly raise when your on the button with flush draw or open end. this gives u a free card if u dont hit your draw on the turn.

[siccjay]

lots and lots of straights on party poker all day today...maybe thats what they are fixing /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Trix]

I would muck preflop and dont think I would have raised on the flop.

[Brian]

Hi foofighter,

I doubt that many players on these forums have the post-Flop skill to play T9o on the Button for profit. I would definitely fold it pre-Flop, and you need to be folding hands like JTo here as well. On the Flop, whether or not to raise I think depends on two things:

1) How likely are the blinds to call 2 cold with any piece of the Flop.
2) How likely are you to buy a free card with your raise.

The pot is small, so I generally lean towards just calling and letting the blinds come in if they want to. However, if they are just as likely to call 2 bets as 1 if they hit a piece of the Flop, then you have a definite raise for value. Also, if your raise is likely to buy you a free card on the Turn, then that adds more merit to raising.

-Brian