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Old 03-16-2005, 07:38 AM
Ryan527h Ryan527h is offline
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Default Re: Flopped set, and sandwiched

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Min raises.
You don't want the flush draws to call. You want top pair to call. the blinds are more likely to have a draw that could bust you than a made hand that's drawing dead. If you flat call, you're giving a flush or straight draw good odds to call given the multiway action.

With a minraise, you're not revealing your truth strength. You could have top pair with a middle kicker raising for info or you could be using your position to buy a free flush card.

In any case, you probably won't get more money out of the blinds except in situations where you want them to fold. You're target here is UTG. If he was semibluffing a flush draw or straight draw, you've forced him to pay more for his draw. If he has AQ or two pair, he'll probably reraise and you'll likely take his whole stack. If he has Q2 and folds, then that's just tough luck. You might have gotten more money out of him, but you also might have lost your stack. There's too many scare cards out there for you to flat call here, and you're getting too little value for that risk.

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I think min raising isn't really enough to make the guy fold, I'd play it safe and bet the pot.
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