Re: Is this a standard play?
I'm just going to say the same thing that I say whenever anyone posts a "raise for a free card hand":
If you are raising for a free card, realize that when your raise fails (and villain three-bets the flop and leads the turn) you have to pay 2.5 BB to see the river. That is 1 BB more than just calling down.
When your raise succeeds , you pay only 1 bb. That is .5 BB less than just calling down.
Result: A free-card raise is risky . You must succeed twice as often as you fail to make this play worthwhile. So don't try if you think it has less than a 2 in 3 chance of working.
That's basically all I have to say. If you are confident villian is donking with a mediocre hand and won't three-bet, and you are drawing to close to 6 pure outs most of the time, this is fine in an 8 SB pot. Do note, though, that against aggressive opponents the flop lead could indicate a lead-three-bet and so a raise is just playing into their hands.
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