Correct way to play for the free card?
 

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (12 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (12 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

River: (12 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG+1 calls.

Final Pot: 16 BB

Re: Correct way to play for the free card?
 

It worked out nicely but it is hard to say what you would do if someone were on a flush draw [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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Re: Correct way to play for the free card?
 

Well... there are 17 bets in the pot when it gets to you. 3-betting seems best. I wouldn't tend to do this on a regular basis in a smallish pot with the flush draw afoot, but in this case it's probably the right move.

Re: Correct way to play for the free card?
 

With the flush draw on the board I'd probably have tossed my hand to two bets cold if the pot had been small. As it is I don't mind your move at all, and it did allow you to drop your hand with that turn if you'd been bet into for a bit cheaper (knowing you were almost certainly beat). As it is, everything worked out swimmingly.

Re: Correct way to play for the free card?
 

Heck that raise is pretty much for value with that draw, even discouting your outs to 6.