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Old 03-24-2005, 11:29 PM
AngusThermopyle AngusThermopyle is offline
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Default Re: When should you not chase a flush in HE?

3/6 game, I am the BB with K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].

One player opens, all fold to me.
Pot: $7

Flop A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

I check and tight opponent bets $3.

$10 in pot, $3 to call. I do not call.

Why?

A. Odds next card is a [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] is roughly 1 in 5. I am not getting pot odds to draw just one cards. Opponenet is tight and will not pay off my flush, hence no implied odds.

B. If I do call and turn card not a [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. I check, opponent bets $6. $19 in pot and I am not getting odds to draw to a 1 in 5 shot on the river.

Bottom line: will cost me $9 to see the river. Flop pot plus opponents bets: $7 + $3 + $6 = $16. Does not justify calling.

And please do not tell me this would never happen in a real game. Because it did.
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