Flopped straight draw multiway

[baronzeus]

First hand at table. No real reads, but the players are generally fishy.


5/10 online


I'm dealt T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] in the BB.

3 limpers, SB completes, I check.

Flop (5SB):

8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

SB bets, I call, 2 calls.


Turn (4.5BB): J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

SB bets, I raise



Should I have raised flop? My turn play knocks out the field but protects my hand a bit too. Right?


I'll post the rest later

[Dave5511]

I don't think you raise the flop. You're only afraid of KQ here, and now w/the J on the turn you just don't want to see a K or Q on the river. Keep 'em in on the flop, and raise the hell out of the turn to make the Ks, Qs and heart draws pay.

[ejay]

do not raise the flop. The more players in the better. I would raise the turn.

[toss]

Nah I don't like raising the flop because: pot is small, you're more unlikely to get a free card or position, it'll be ugly if its 3-bet HU or 3-way. I like the turn raise since anyone with two hearts is going to call.

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Should I have raised flop? My turn play knocks out the field but protects my hand a bit too. Right?

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I don't see a reason to raise the flop. You have a drawing hand with two overcards, but the 9 is unlikely to be an out. T may be an extra out. But the pot is small so I personally would probably just call the flop...

I think raising the turn is fine, you want people to pay extra for their QT open-enders or in case someone is slowplaying a set, flopped straight, flush draw, etc.

I don't see what you're trying to protect your hand against... I don't think you can get anyone to fold something that can beat you for 2 BBs that they shouldn't fold for 1 BB. The pot is small.

[baronzeus]

Just a sanity check then I guess. I raised, 2 cold callers, better called, rivre was K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] I bet my nuts, 2 folds, 1 call