a passive top pair hand

[Gravy (Gravy Smoothie)]

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB checks.

Flop: (3.50 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls, BB folds.

Turn: (2.75 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (4.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Final Pot: 6.75 BB

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gravy.

[djr]

why not raise the flop?

[Gravy (Gravy Smoothie)]

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why not raise the flop?

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This is a way-ahead-or-way-behind situation. If I raise the flop and the flop better has an 8, I'm either gonna get 3-bet or checkraised on the turn. If he's got a weaker Ace he'll probably call down and also has a bunch of outs to the split. If he has a hand weaker than a pair of Aces, he'll fold to the flop raise.

My plan was to call down or bet if checked to. The runner-runner flush was a bonus.

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nice hand.