Thread: Fold my flush?
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Old 12-21-2005, 10:22 PM
Catt Catt is offline
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Default Re: Fold my flush?

No one mentioned the flop.

I think you're much better off check-calling here. Yes, you have 3 callers so arguably you have more than enough equity to raise for value; however, when you raise a couple of things happen (or can happen) that I believe reduces the overall EV of the flop line. First, some one could fold to the raise taking away the equity advantage you thought your raise had. Second, you act first (or second) on the turn, and a non-[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] is going to fall 4 out of 5 times, and when that happens you are either semi-bluffing into 3 players (or less if someone folded the flop) or you are checking and playing your cards face up. And when a [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] does fall that 1 in 5 times, you're missing the opportunity to C/R the field with the PFR and flop bettor sitting immediately to your left.

When you're first to act with the natural aggressor to your left in a field just large enough to justify the raise and holding a low flush with two overs (broadways) in a raised pot, I think you're better off going with ck-cl and looking to trap if you make your hand. I think the combination that you are (1) better able to get more bets in with substantially higher equity but (2) miss exploiting the smaller equity edge available on the flop, works out to be a net positive in favor of ck-calling.
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