Hand protection in NL Holdem

[Steve Chase]

Following is a hand posted by a fellow 2+2er which I face a lot.

My question: What is a good way to test if the caller had the flush?
If I continue to bet big assuming he has no flush I may lose a lot chips when he indeed made the flush.
If I don't bet or bet small that someone who does not have the flush may bluff me big reprsenting he/she had the flush.

I don't know how to best play such a hand when 3rd flush card indeeds showed up on the board.

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t100</font>, MP2 calls t100, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls t85, BB folds.

Flop: (t330) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, MP2 calls t200, SB folds.

Turn: (t730) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets t350</font>, MP2 calls t350.

River: (t1430) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets t500</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises to t1000</font>, Hero calls t500.

Final Pot: t3430


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