$200 NLHE 6-max: K3s semi bluff vs BTN with flush draw

[Sam Powers]

Hero in CO w/ $150 stack dealt

Folds to Hero, Hero opens $6, BTN calls, the rest fold.

Flop:
Pot: $15

Hero bets $10, BTN raises to $30, Hero reraises all in for $134, BTN calls.

Pot: $283

Turn:
River:

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop
K3s from CO is a somewhat loose open, but its ok to do this from time to time especially if you have tight players to your left.

Flop
I would certainly C-bet with a flushdraw on this board, but when he raise, I would just call. I think, few people in these soft games are able to raise for value and then fold to a 3-bet jam. So I would just put in the other 20$ and try to hit my hand. A situation like this is also why, its nice to start with a bigger stack, because it would give you more room to draw and then still get paid, if you hit.

Results
Always nice to complete your draws, and hopefully he did not show you the nut flush

 

[greatgame230]

Preflop
K3s from CO is a somewhat loose open, but its ok to do this from time to time especially if you have tight players to your left.

Flop
I would certainly C-bet with a flushdraw on this board, but when he raise, I would just call. I think, few people in these soft games are able to raise for value and then fold to a 3-bet jam. So I would just put in the other 20$ and try to hit my hand. A situation like this is also why, its nice to start with a bigger stack, because it would give you more room to draw and then still get paid, if you hit.

Results
Always nice to complete your draws, and hopefully he did not show you the nut flush

I agree with you on the preflop move, but a question if you only call on the flop should you fold on the turn if you don't hit the flush, then wouldn't it be better to fold after the opponent's raise on the flop?

p. d I would have folded the preflop

 

[Yontox]

Do you have any player stats? Against a fishy player who might call with Tx it's ok.

 

[300HPGOD]

As others have said this is a fold pre flop. As played though I really dont love any of the options you have after you get raised. Folding is way too weak and would bring up the question of why even play this hand then. Calling I dont like since you are dependent on hitting your card and depending on the villain they will not put any more money in the pot when a 3rd heart hits so your implied odds are not much or nothing. Jamming I dont like because villain is telling you they have something with the raise (yes there are some bluffs here but there are many more strong hands than bluffs with the raise here) and unless they are villain that will fold Ax here (some will some wont) then you are going to get called putting in bad. It also does not count the times that your opponent has Ax with the Ace of hearts. Even if they dont have a second heart it is not great and when they do you are really behind. If I knew nothing about the opponent I would probably say out of my options I like folding the least and jamming the most. Again though, I dont like any options and I try to avoid playing hands that will put me in these spots where I dont like any of the choices available to me.

 

[fundiver199]

I agree with you on the preflop move, but a question if you only call on the flop should you fold on the turn if you don't hit the flush, then wouldn't it be better to fold after the opponent's raise on the flop?

Hero would be calling 20 to win a pot of 75, so he is not getting quite the right direct odds for a 1-card draw. However there will be times, where the opponent check back the turn or make a sizing mistake, and it will also on average be possible to get at least a bit of value, when Hero make a flush on the turn. So overall I do think, calling this raise is profitable, but I am certainly not loving it. The worst case scenario is, that Hero is up against AX of hearts. Then Hero is drawing almost dead. So if you think, AX of hearts might be in his range, then I can get on board with letting it go on the flop.