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$30/$60 No-Limit Hold'em (8 handed)
Known players:
[tg]MP3(Hero)$2405.00:///////;CO$4335.00:///////;BU$1655.00:///////;SB$6120.00:///////;BB$4410.00:///////;UTG2$1810.00:///////;MP1$3315.00:///////;MP2$3885.00:///////;[/tg]
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A:c, T:c.
UTG2 folds, MP1 calls $60.00, MP2 folds, Hero calls $60.00, CO folds, BU calls $60.00, SB raises to $120.00, BB folds, MP1 calls $60.00, Hero calls $60.00, BU calls $60.00.
Flop: ($540) A:s, 6:s, T:s (4 players)
SB bets $60.00, MP1 raises to $180.00, Hero raises to $360.00, BU folds, SB calls $300.00, MP1 raises to $540.00, Hero calls $180.00, SB calls $180.00.
Turn: ($2160) 5:h (3 players)
SB checks, MP1 checks, Hero raises to $1,745.00(All-In), SB folds, MP1 calls $1,745.00.
I had hard time here. The flop doesn't look very friendly and MP1 shows a lot of aggression. But by the strength of his raises on the flop, I assumed he was on a draw semi-bluffing with one spade rather than a completed flush. With this in mind, I push all-in on the turn after seeing a weakness which seemed to be another sign of a draw.
My questions are:
Was it a good idea to risk my whole stack in such early phases against the possibility of another spade on the river?
Maybe I should have played more passively on the turn?
Was it actually an easy fold since the flop?
