Live Hand: Pop it now or later?

[Roadstar]

Ok here is what happened. First I'll go through my thought process. Tell me whether you agree or disagree and why (thats more important than the results):

1) I recognized that there aren't that many safe cards on the turn that I could pop in a raise.

2) Having said that I also thought I was ahead on the flop, although my edge may not be that high with the monotone board and the action before me.

3) A 3 bet could potentially buy me a free card on the turn even if a spade falls - i.e. I anticipate one of the donks to suffer from fancy play syndrome and go for a check raise on a spade turn.


Based on the 3 reasons, I 3 bet, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls.

Turn was a 5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

UTG+1 checks, I bet, UTG+1 folds.

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