Re: Top Set on the Flop When its the Nuts
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If you always raise the flop with a set, players will call you and take a look at the turn.
I don't follow... if you make a pot sized raise, isn't that exactly what you DO want them to do?
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Not necessarily. Particularly if there is more money left, and the board is coordinated enough and your opponent is playful enough.
Let's set up a scenario where there is $100 in the pot preflop. Each of us has $400 left in our stacks. You are holding KK22. The flop is KT8 with 2 hearts. I know that you are tight enough player to only bet the pot with top set. I am holding 2AAhQh. I have 11 outs to beat you, but I can represent a straight with any 7, 9, or Q as well giving me an additional 9 outs against your hand. Will you call if I move in on the turn if one of these cards hits? Maybe. Will you be happy about it? What if there's another 1200$ behind? What if you don't fill on the turn? Wish I had folded?
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