BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

I'm not a NL player so this was just messing around but heres the question...flop hits me pretty well as you can see. Do I have enough to call down or just let it die and forget about it? If he does have me beat at the moment with 910 any of the remaining 10s split plus I picked up the flush draw on the turn. Thoughts?

UTG+1 was 33/2.2/2.25 over 40 hands.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP2 ($14)
CO ($19.10)
Button ($23.20)
Hero ($30.50)
BB ($9.10)
UTG ($17.50)
UTG+1 ($18.75)
MP1 ($29.35)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.25) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1.25</font>, BB calls $1.25, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $1.25, MP2 folds.

Turn: ($5) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $17.25</font>, Hero ?????

Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

easy call

Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

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Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

call.

Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

you are ahead enough of the time plus you have outs for the times you aren't.....he can't have the 910 of hearts so if you are behind you still win or split 22% of the time.... You don't have to be ahead very often to make a call ok here....villain has a set or 45 often enough i'd think.

Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

Nevermind

Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

Hero beats him into the pot.

He could easily have hands you can beat. If you're somehow against 910 well you have outs against that. If you fold this you're playing way too tight.

Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

err..guess I was SB anyways. But thanks for the responses guys.

Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

Calls and isn't surprised if he has to reload. The backdoor flush draw will save you some of the time and he'll have a set a lower straight or two pair too.

Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

You have 2nd nuts with a flush draw which is probably a lock. If you can't find a call here do not play NL.

Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

Ya, this is seriously an instacall. What's easy for us may not be for the next guy. Why is this an instacall?

--You have the second best hand possible at the moment. He may have 9T. Other than that, you are way ahead of him. He could have a set, two pair, pair plus flush draw, pair plus straight draw, or a lower straight, or even the same hand as you. You are a nice favorite over all the hands he could possibly hold except 9T.

--Even if you are beat at the moment...You have redraws. Your hand can still improve on the river if a heart comes.

--Pot is $27.25. It costs you $12.25 more to call, at which time the betting would be over. You're getting better than 2:1 on that 12.25 with the second nuts. That's a good deal for you.

Re: BB flops 2nd best straight Stars 25NL
 

Just wanted to make sure, I usually stick to limit and rarely mess with NL. I trust that you guys know a whole lot more on it then I do.