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Flopped flush, how do we play this for value town?

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Casey55
Joined: 19.07.2010

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.01/$0.02 - 5 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG (Hero): $1.86 (93 bb)
CO: $5.32 (266 bb)
BU: $3.22 (161 bb)
SB: $2.58 (129 bb)
BB: $3.17 (159 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with A 8
Hero raises to $0.06, CO calls $0.06, BTN calls $0.06, 1 fold, BB calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.25) T 4 7 (4 players)
BB bets $0.12, Hero calls $0.12, 2 players fold

Turn: ($0.49) K (2 players)
BB bets $0.24, Hero raises to $0.48, BB folds

This particular villain I noticed they like to lead/donk when they had top pair, so mostly likely top pair and better. After I raised so large I thought to myself I am getting them to fold out what I want to keep in, when I made the bet I was also thinking about missed value if another flush card comes and kills the action but also if villain has a set he can outdraw me so I chose to raise but I think I may have made a mistake in the sizing, I am basically trying to stack ppl at 2nl but maybe this was a mistake. Does he call this with a set? a weaker FD like Ks? thoughts?


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

I would just call the turn and her-evaluate the river. This way you keep villains range as wide as possible.

If villain would continue betting on the river you can still shove. If villain checked you can always value bet.

Offcourse villain would most likely stack of with a set on the turn, but that's the top of villains range.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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Ramble
Joined: 17.11.2008

PRE-FLOP - good.

FLOP - good.

TURN -
:club:The raise is fine, although I would probably make it bigger (maybe about $0.65 - this makes it easier to get it all-in on the river if he calls).
:club:Calling and hoping he bets the river so you can raise is good too... if the river pairs the board it sucks, but I think you still have to call if he bets. You beat so many hands that are betting this at NL2... weaker flushes, straights (if a J, 8 or 3 come on the river), trips, bluffs, etc...


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ghaleon
Joined: 17.10.2007

I think flop call is nice as we have two players behind to act and we obviously don't mind if they come along. If we were last to act I would just raise flop most of time. Especially in micro stakes default line should be to play strong hands quick as people tend to be good in finding reasons to continue. That is my out of hat assumption at least. Top pair might get overly optimistic on flop but as said with two players behind call has high merits.

Turn we can go either way. But raise bit bigger if raising.


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SamoB25
Joined: 02.10.2009

In NL2 even flop shove works many times 😃 I wouldn't recommend it though, more like what the guys before me wrote


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