Re: Combating flush and straight chasers in Limit Hold Em
It is best to use the check raise when you can trap them. If you know an agressive player to your direct left will bet, you can effectively check raise these people to no end. They view the $$ they put in on the initial call as an amount that is "theirs" and "needs to be defended". Use this to your advantage. While you may not make money off the guy who wins every now and again, you are likely still winning money on the balance of the chasers....the odd winner now and then is just taking a piece.
On a side note, I find that what usually catches me off guard with these hands are the hands that the chasers may make that are outside the flush or straight draw that I am not thinking about.
A good example is a flop like 8TQ where somone may chase with a hand like 9T. If you get too caught up in dodging the Jack they are looking for, you may forget to consider the T that hits the river.
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