Re: Push this flop?
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I guess I don't quite understand why everyone here seems to advocate pushing these kind of flops. Why not flat call and get the money in on the turn? I might even get an overcall from the LP guy.
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Both plays have their merits. You presumably know why you think calling is good, already, so here are a few advantages to pushing:
1) Your hand is worth WAY more on the flop than on the (usually blank) turn. You may have to fold the turn if you miss and the other guy fires large.
2) Most cards that make your hand on the turn will look scary as hell to your opponents, so you may have trouble extracting more money from them at this point.
3) If you just call you don't give them a chance to fold a hand that is better than yours right now.
4) You miss out on a bit of image benefits. Once they see you push draws a bit you can start pushing some sets on this kind of board and you will be more likely to get calls from much weaker hands.
5) Pushing is more fun than calling.
...and in this particular case, Hero is too shortstacked to play based on implied odds.
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