Building big pots with flush draws, 2 hands

[Reqtech]

Not really much content, just wanted to show two hands where I tried to build the pot with flush draws.


Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 3-bets</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero calls, Button calls, UTG+1 calls.

I think that my pf line is marginal, since I had to call 2 bets, but since it looked like 5 of us were going to the flop, I called. I feel like the rest of the hand is standard, crappy scare card at the end.

Flop: (17.50 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, Button calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: (16.75 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls, UTG+1 calls.

River: (19.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 25.75 BB


Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, Hero calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (10 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, CO calls, SB calls.


At first after the flop, I didn't want to thin out the field, but with action, I decided to call-raise, and go for building the pot.

Turn: (13.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, CO calls, SB calls.

River: (17.50 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, CO calls, SB calls.

Final Pot: 23.50 BB

[jnh24]

I'd 3-bet the river on the first one.

[Dead]

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I'd 3-bet the river on the first one.

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Definitely 3bet the river on the first one. It's not UTG+2 getting frisky, it's Button. He probably just has trips.

[TwoShedsJackson]

First hand 3 bet the river, second hand looks fine.

[djr]

I don't like 3-betting that river, but so what.

Where'd the 4th player go?

[Dead]

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I don't like 3-betting that river, but so what.

Where'd the 4th player go?

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3betting the river is +EV.

Do you see why?

[Reqtech]

I'm not sure if I would put the button on having trips with 7s after he raised pf.

[Dead]

don't you think he would have raised a set before then?

[Reqtech]

Yes I would, but I don't think that he would have trip 7's, either. Maybe a set of 7s, but not trips.

[Dead]

Maybe he decided to get cute with Kings or Aces on the river.