$11: Troublesome flush hand.

[lem45216]

I'm never too sure how to play in these sorts of situations, and so i'm thinking my play here was a little odd, i just didn't know what to do. What's your take on things and these sort of flush situations.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) converter

UTG (t1280)
MP (t2495)
CO (t685)
Button (t950)
SB (t1150)
Hero (t1440)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls t100, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero checks.

Flop: (t250) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t250</font>, MP calls t250.

Turn: (t750) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t250</font>, MP calls t250.

River: (t1250) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t250</font>, MP calls t250.

Final Pot: t1750

Thanks
~Jaffa~

[bluefeet]

MP, HU with BB...it's my expereince that you can just about count on a lead from MP, following a check from you. I'd be looking to c/r this flop. If he bet anything resembling full-pot, I don't think pushing over the top is too much. If he hits it for t200...you'll be looking at a 450 pot, with 1340 back. Considering his stack size, quite possibly holding a high/nut flush draw, I wouldn't bother with a standard 400-500 raise. If he called, and a 4th heart does hit the turn, you're looking at enough chips left to consider giving it up on the turn.

Picking up a 400-500 pot from the blinds at this stage of the game is huge....c/r all-in.