Quote Originally Posted by unlucky#
i'm first to act after the flop, i have a flush draw, and i want to bet instead of checking, how do i know how much to bet to make my pot odds favorable or am i supposed to check in this kind of situation? thanks.
It depends on the flop texture. If there is an AKQ kind of a flop and 3 opponents someone probably hit it so if you bet you might get raised, costing you extra dollars to draw to a flush. I don't think you can steal the pot right here. Building a pot in this scenario is a bad thing because of the dangerous of getting raised and you don't have any fold equity I think. So in this case just check calling is a great stuff I believe. You usually bet flush draw as a c bet or if you feel you have fold equity. In LP if everyone has checked around you might try betting out but in EP I don't think it is a good idea.

How you play your draw, depends on position. In LP you can play it more aggressively than in EP I believe. Also look for a flop texture which is also explained in Harrington.