Aborting a baby flush

#1 12-02-2005, 10:36 PM

Can I drop this on the turn or do I have to call it down? Is betting out on the flop a bad thing?

MP is 37/16/2.6 after 30 hands. SB plays 70 % of his hands from the SB and is a 33/0/1.2 after 60 hands. Button is 56.12.5/1.6 after 50 hands.

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP calls, 1 fold, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP calls, Button raises, SB calls, Hero calls, MP calls.

Turn: (6 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP folds, Button calls, SB raises, Hero calls, Button calls.

River: (12 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, Button folds.

scotty34 · #2 12-02-2005, 10:38 PM

I usually bet out these flops too, and I think it's good. Folding anywhere would be terrible, and I would probably be more inclined to 3-bet the turn.

Spicymoose · #3 12-02-2005, 10:45 PM

Hand: good.

Title: great.

Spicymoose · #4 12-02-2005, 10:46 PM

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I would probably be more inclined to 3-bet the turn.

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We get overlay from button by just calling. Plus we save ourself from worse damage when we are behind.

#5 12-02-2005, 10:48 PM

I think OP's line is good. Also agreed that this title is gold.

#6 12-02-2005, 10:55 PM

Ok, glad to hear you guys would take a similar line. I've only folded one flush in my limit career so far (this excludes tripped and double paired boards), and I felt like a douche when I saw someone turn over the nut straight at showdown. I guess even with such a fishy SB, calling the turn raise and river bet in a big pot is a winning play.

scotty34 · #7 12-02-2005, 10:59 PM

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Ok, glad to hear you guys would take a similar line. I've only folded one flush in my limit career so far (this excludes tripped and double paired boards), and I felt like a douche when I saw someone turn over the nut straight at showdown. I guess even with such a fishy SB, calling the turn raise and river bet in a big pot is a winning play.

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Yes, you will get shown a 7 here a lot. Easy call down.

#8 12-02-2005, 11:23 PM

Well, he had a jack high flush. Just confirming I made the right play - I've weathered downswings in the past but losing 150 BB at 5/10 is definitely discouraging when I've never played antyhing above 3/6.