AQs flush draw from the SB

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Button is loose passive PF but gets a little aggressive post flop if he hits something. Likes to see a lot of flops and frequently shows down with top pair/weak kicker.

MP2 is also very loose, with a VP$IP of 80%. His post flop play is poor, and has shown many times he is willing to show down with less then top pair.

MP3 is another loose player, but very passive. Comes along for the ride most of the time. Cold calls a lot, hardly ever raises and plays a lot of hands. Only initiates betting with fairly strong hands post flop and calls down often with top pair/good kicker.


The flop is standard, very strong draw and 2 overcards, so I bet it.

The turn though, is where I am not sure of. Looking at it now, I should have lead the turn. I have a draw to the nut flush and a draw to a 4 card straight, though it's a little weak due to being beat by any 6. I should have bet this turn and after failing that, I think I should have raised it when it came to me for one bet.

The river I played horribly. I really have no excuse why I hit top pair and checked instead of betting. Should I have then raised when it got back to me? Would attempting a check/raise on the river here be better then just betting out? Button and MP3 both show that they have a good chance at betting at this river if I check, giving me the chance to raise.

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Button calls.

Flop: (9 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Button calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls.

River: (10.50 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: 13.50 BB

Edit : One of my points to this post also is that I think I may be playing my strong draws a little too weak. I almost always bet the flop on a strong draw, but if the turn doesn't deliver, I slow down to a crawl. I think I am missing bets this way....