Flopped Flush in Live $1-2 NLHE
Effective Stacks:
Hero(BB): $350
UTG: $250
Button: $700
This is a limped pot (7) players, I'm in the BB with :6c:jc,
Flop: :2c:3c:9c
I check, UTG bets $15, Button Calls, I call.
Turn: :2d
I check, UTG bets $25, Button Calls, I raise to $75, UTG Calls, Button Folds.
River: :3d
I bet out $75, UTG takes his time and jams it in, I of course auto muck.
How bad did I play this one?
Here was my thinking at the time, and my reads on the players:
UTG: young kid with no clue (been at table 2 orbits, rebuy once already), but tight. Put him on the dry A with possible pair.
Button: Solid player, put him on the 9 with possible club backup. Not worried about him at all in this hand (unless another club was to show up).
Hero(BB): $350
UTG: $250
Button: $700
This is a limped pot (7) players, I'm in the BB with :6c:jc,
Flop: :2c:3c:9c
I check, UTG bets $15, Button Calls, I call.
Turn: :2d
I check, UTG bets $25, Button Calls, I raise to $75, UTG Calls, Button Folds.
River: :3d
I bet out $75, UTG takes his time and jams it in, I of course auto muck.
How bad did I play this one?
Here was my thinking at the time, and my reads on the players:
UTG: young kid with no clue (been at table 2 orbits, rebuy once already), but tight. Put him on the dry A with possible pair.
Button: Solid player, put him on the 9 with possible club backup. Not worried about him at all in this hand (unless another club was to show up).
Comments
If you only get a call when you raise to $65, and the board pairs, you can come out with a decent bet to see where you stand ($75-$100 range). But if you get a caller, you are likely committed anyways with your remaining stack. You really need to assess what hands this player might be likely to push with. They may also have a flush draw (A or K of clubs) and a pair.
btw, I likely would bet on the flop and not check-call. If I get a re-raise on the flop, all my chips are in the middle before the turn.
Flopped flushes can be dangerous as a lot of players will chase with Ac or Kc and if they hit, you are screwed. Although if you control the pot correctly, this can be a profitable situation.
Based on the way you played the hand, come the river with two pairs on board, flush is likely second best and folding at this point is fine (IMO). Not sure why you are betting at this point?
I remember a live 2/5 hand where I flopped a king high flush and lost to another player who flopped an ace high flush. Shit happens.
No need for me to waste $85 here to know I'm beat....the kid played ABC poker, which made this a very easy fold. There is no hand I can beat that raises this river.
His holdings were :ac:2s , or so he told me.
I prefer a bet on the flop or turn; its a bit too late come the river. This guy is likely not folding the nut flush draw with a pair on the flop so if you got your money in on the flop, not much else you could do.
Yeah, I agree, played it too soft on the flop. I have PLO syndrome where I like to keep the pot small until the turn.....lol......back to PLO I go.
You playing any at Yellowhead this weekend?
+1 with the above statement.
If Villian has Ac2x he is not folding the turn if he gets there for any amount of money, figure he now has trips with a redraw to a boat or the nut flush. I wouldnt be surprised if he puts his first born in that pot.