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Rush 77 set on draw heavy board

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Dragar
Joined: 09.09.2008

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em $0.05/$0.1 - 6 players

Button: $36.40
SB: $12.62 (Hero)
BB: $10.00
UTG: $10.15
UTG+1: $26.16
CO: $17.89

Preflop: ($0.15) Hero is SB with 7♠ 7♣ (6 players)
UTG raises to $0.3, UTG+1 folds, CO calls $0.3, Button folds, Hero calls $0.25, BB folds

Flop: ($1.00) 8♦ 7♦ J♠ (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.6, CO folds, Hero raises to $1.85, UTG folds

Hero collected $2.09

(Rake: $0.11)

I had this type of situation multiple times today with the same result.
On boards like this we can't slowplay or?

How about if there is only 1 draw like a flush or straight, but not combo draw. Can we c/c flop or do we still have to raise it?

How about donk betting the flop on draw heavy boards to induce raises. Would this be better?

I feel like I am not getting the right value for my sets but I also do not want to be self owning by letting a villain get to his draw.


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by Dragar
I had this type of situation multiple times today with the same result.
On boards like this we can't slowplay or?

How about if there is only 1 draw like a flush or straight, but not combo draw. Can we c/c flop or do we still have to raise it?

How about donk betting the flop on draw heavy boards to induce raises. Would this be better?

I feel like I am not getting the right value for my sets but I also do not want to be self owning by letting a villain get to his draw.

This is the big dilemma.
You cannot -- even must not -- give a draw a free card.
I say this a lot, "The best hand in poker is no good unless someone else in the hand has something slightly worse"
If nobody has a hand that can call on this board, you'll get nothing.
If they do, you'll make money.

Slowplaying sets is OK on very dry boards.

Cheers,
VS


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Dragar
Joined: 09.09.2008

Yeah think so as well. Just sometimes frustrating.
I usually tell myself that it's better to win small pots than to lose big ones.


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AgapieGheorghe
Joined: 10.07.2011

I always prefer to raise with sets on connecting boards. Yeah it sucks when they just fold but it's better to win a smaller pot than giving free cards ( as Vorpal said ) and then losing the pot because of it.


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