flush draw... too aggressive?

[CJC]

Hi,

In a $1-2 game with that ante-structure you were too aggressive on 3rd..

4th.. again too aggressive with the re-raise.. although since you re-raised third it really wasn't that bad..

The rest is standard though, although I might have tried a check-raise on 5th since he was so proud of his holding on 4th..

CJ

[lane mcbride]

on third, I'm not sure what I think... I realize the ante is small, and that's why I think the decision is close... for what it's worth, my a45 was about 50/50 vs. split kings (not to mention I may be able to get him to lay down his kings because of my aggression).

however, on fourth, I think I want to get as many bets in as possible for a few reasons:

1.) his likely holdings are kings, kings up, or concealed aces. if he has kings up, I'm still about a coin flip to win the pot, if he has just kings, I'm 65% or so to win the pot, if he has aces, I'm about 58% to win the pot. So, I think that a raise most certainly has value... in fact, very good value. Now besides just the value, there are some hidden benefits. 3 specific benefits in my mind

i.) deception. clearly he is not going to put me on a flush, and therefore, I will get paid off even with a three flush showing (as was the case).
ii.) it ties him to a pot he isn't a favorite to win
iii.) my aggression may buy me a free card later on (when I may not be a favorite to win the hand).

and as a side note, I may be able to scare him away if I make an open pair since he may fear I have aces up.

[blumpkin22]

Lane -

You played this hand very well. Very few players understand the importance of getting the pot heads up, even with the low ante. With the live flush cards and live ace, you have a very strong hand. But for some of the reasons you mentioned (winning with small two pair, deception, etc.) I love the raise on third. Nice hand.