[Henke]

I think it's more about wether or not you can call it "charging", actually. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] (eds post that is).

Even though the flushdraw is making money in a multiway pot, you can still be correct to value bet because your probability of winning (ie pot equity) is larger than his.

Say you have TPTK, one opponent has a nut flushdraw and someone else has a middle pair, random kicker. You bet, middle pair guy calls, flushdraw raises. If you reraise and middle pair guy calls, you're making the most money (because your hand is the favourite to win), but the flushdraw is still making some money. To be precise, he's 1.86:1 (I think) to complete his draw by the river. But when middle pair guy calls his raise and your reraise, he's getting 2:1 on the new money entering the pot, which is more than his 1.86:1 to make his hand by the river.

HU OTOH, it's even more correct to charge them! You are then making money from the flushdraw on the new money coming into the pot also! He's getting 1:1 on the new money entering, but he needs at least 1.86:1 to gain from it. So it's even correct to call it "charge" [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]