Low flush draw
 

I haven't the faintest clue why I 3-bet the flop here. I can only guess I was on a caffeine rush, or I had just seen a hand where 4 players coldcalled a postflop bet, and decided I wasn't going to be so foolish. Please don't ask me why I did it, just tell me it's wrong.

Minimal reads here. MP2 seems mostly passive and unimaginative.


Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls, Hero calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks,

Flop: (6.50 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
MP2 checks, Hero checks.

River: (6.75 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
MP2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls.

Final Pot: 8.75 BB

Re: Low flush draw
 

Your flop play is great here...it's your turn play that was horrible. You flop an open end straight+flush draw and have heavy action in front of you, might as well reraise. You get down to heads up and then turn a pair which now probably gives you 20 total outs if you are against any queen with a kicker higher than 8. If the turn card would have been a total brick then the preflop 3 bet would still be good use for taking a free one off to see the river. Bet the turn and check down the river if you don't make at least two pair.

Bob S.

Re: Low flush draw
 

Well I would go for a call in this spot as it is more likely that the people behind you will call 2 cold instead of 3. And you would like to have as many people in this pot as possible since you are still on a draw.

But when the 4 hits the turn you should definitely be betting out, it´s a clear valuebet having 19 outs. Hell even when faced against a reraise you are making money out of this one...