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The following is just my "off the cuff" impressions; I make no promises about being correct. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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pot is $.50, flop comes 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]


...and I have two overcards, a gutshot straight draw, and a backdoor flush draw. checks to MP, who bets $.60, Button calls, SB folds I call,

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$0.60 to stay in a pot with $1.70 -> 2:1. Not justified by expressed odds, so it mostly hinges on the gutshot and if you think your opponents are bad enough to pay off thus giving you implied odds. Stack sizes in the HH would be nice -- without them, it's impossible to evaluate implied odds.

Turning top pair would be tricky -- you couldn't be too confident unless you know that the flop bettor would overbet the pot with top pair on the flop.

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the pot is about $2.30, turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], and i now have a one card top end straight with a flush draw.

I check, MP checks, Button bets $1.50, i call, MP calls


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Calling is OK; my first thought was to raise for value here. But since you have a good draw, a free card isn't costly. Is button bad enough to call a raise with four to a straight on board and less than a straight? If not, you certainly played it right.

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pot is now $6.75 river is T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

final board: 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

I check again, MP checks, button bets $1.50, i raise to $5...

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See turn comments; I suppose smooth calling the turn increases the chance that hands like 44 or JT will call your raise on the river. But the ten is a scare card to top pair of sevens, hence costing you money if that's what the turn bettor had.

I'm eager to hear other's comments.