What do I do here with a straight flush draw?

jcchou · #1 08-01-2005, 05:26 PM

okay...so just assume i'm a dumbass and that i called with that hand when i should've folded pre-flop.

with that as a given, how should i handle it AFTER the flop?

thanks!

tigerite · #2 08-01-2005, 05:28 PM

Check-raise, as this is about the best flop you could possibly hope for with 98s, but as you're out of position, it's going to be a nightmare to extract value from, and you're always going to be on a draw, and could get blown off on the turn whatever you do. Enjoy.

jcchou · #3 08-01-2005, 06:00 PM

i had led out on the flop with a 1/3 bet. he raised 3x, i re-raised 3x, he went all-in and i called. He had QQ...50/50 at that point, but i didn't hit.

was it stupid to lead out the betting on the flop?

tigerite · #4 08-01-2005, 06:01 PM

I would have let it go after the re-raise. Great, you're a 50/50 to win, so that means, 50% of the time, you're now out of the tournament at level 2. Hmm. Not very +EV is it? Personally, I'd have gone for check-raise, unless he bet a large amount (e.g. the pot) then I'd probably have let it go.

Paul2432 · #5 08-01-2005, 06:46 PM

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I would have let it go after the re-raise. Great, you're a 50/50 to win, so that means, 50% of the time, you're now out of the tournament at level 2. Hmm. Not very +EV is it? Personally, I'd have gone for check-raise, unless he bet a large amount (e.g. the pot) then I'd probably have let it go.

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Folding to the all-in is a bad idea. The pot is too big at this point.

Paul