Flush Draws

[jess72]

Well I decided to take a break from LL shorthanded and break out a can of whip xxx on the $10 SnG's at PS. I won 1st 3 in a row [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]. I've noticed alot of players calling allin with flush draws early in a tourny with a average stack. Is this generally a mistake that alot of players make? It can't be correct can it?

Thanks,
Jess

[BettnTibetn]

no way...they are just trying to get chips

[Beavis68]

it is only correct if they are getting the odds, which they usually are. It is funny how they will do this with a flush draw, but almost never with an opened straight draw.

[Lori]

it is only correct if they are getting the odds, which they usually are.

This is wrong. If you have a 49% ITM (since 50 is impossible i hear) but only hit around 1/3rd of your flushes, you are probably losing money by calling. The pot needs to be simply huge to call a large stack of chips.

Lori

[jess72]

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The pot needs to be simply huge to call a large stack of chips.

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This was my thinking.

Thanks,
Jess

[patrick dicaprio]

i dont think it is correct, but perhaps if you bet all in you entice them to call, since they think they will knock someone out and if they lose, well there is another one starting in a few minutes.

Pat