[rwperu34]

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Would anyone be willing to spell it out to me?

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I'll spell it out. Y-O-U err, played this hand exactly the way it should be played. You don't want to face a decision on the turn. You are ahead of many hands, including many pairs. he could have an open ender, so make him pay. He might even pay you off with a smaller flush draw (isn't that the best). If he has 9c8c, you are a 2:1 favorite, and he is going to call! Or he might be such a fish, that he'll call with AQ, putting you on a total freeroll! And if you are behind to a pair, and your ace is good (aka vs KQ or KJ or KcXc), it's a coin flip. And winning $17.40 100% of the time is better than winning $31.65 (if he calls) 50% of the time. You can also knock out two pair, which you are a dog (but not big) against! Maybe even bottom set (I've done it before). With that much dead money in the pot, there is no way he has a set enough of the time to make it not worth CALLING if he were to push. Overall, with the stack that short, to push all in is BY FAR the most profitable play.