I'm terrible with drawing hands

[grnydrowave2]

I'm generally a weak-tight nit. Behold:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB ($35.35)
BB ($7.45)
UTG ($15.50)
MP ($11.35)
Hero ($24.65)
Button ($25)

Preflop: Hero is CO with T, Q.
2 folds, Hero raises to $1, 2 folds, BB calls $0.75.

Flop: ($2.10) K, 2, 8 (2 players)
BB bets $1, Hero calls $1.

Turn: ($4.10) 8 (2 players)
BB bets $2, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $4.10

LOL. Implied odds be damned, I'm a 4-1 dog and only getting 3-1 odds. Weaksauce, right? So then yesterday I go the other way with it:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($24.75)
MP ($14.90)
CO ($36.70)
Hero ($27)
SB ($122.45)
BB ($27.75)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J, K.
3 folds, Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, BB calls $0.75.

Flop: ($2.10) T, A, 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.5, BB raises to $4.25, Hero raises to $26, BB folds.

Final Pot: $10.60

Results in white below:
No showdown. Hero wins $10.60.

A little better, I suppose. The pot is smallish though, and I'm probably flipping (or worse) in most cases if called. Perhaps it would be better to reraise to like $11 or so. That makes the turn difficult though. If villain calls, then shoves a blank turn, I'm finished. Even if he just 1/2 pots it, I can't push back, as I have almost 0 fold equity. If he calls, then checks a blank turn, I could push, but now I have less equity and the pot size gives me less fold equity, so I wonder if this situation is any better than my original line. Perhaps taking a free card and c/f if I miss is the better option?

No reads in either hand, btw.

[Marshall28]

raise the flop in the 1st one, 2nd one is good.

idea behind raising the flop is .. 1 ... u get a chacne to take the pot down right then and there, 2, if villain calls, you have a damn good idea where hes at ... if he raises it's good info too (to let the hand go or to jam), and most importantly, 3 ... u effectively buy yourself a river card if u happen to miss the turn. if u raise flop and villain flats, hes gonna check the turn to u like 95% of the time, now because u have position, u can decide to bet again or check behind and draw for free.

[grnydrowave2]

2nd one is good.

I'm not so sure about that.

[will641]

2nd one is good.

I'm not so sure about that.

why? you picked up a decent sized pot with K high. im normally pretty happy about that.

[Marshall28]

u had a gutshot straight flush draw ... u r almsot always gonna have like 40% equity here so it cant possibly be a mistake to jam. only other option is to raise to like ~13-16 and call a jam. either is viable, i just didnt look over it very closely the first time.

[grnydrowave2]

2nd one is good.

I'm not so sure about that.

why? you picked up a decent sized pot with K high. im normally pretty happy about that.

The result is irrelevant.

[Fnord]

Hand 1 is very very very read driven.

Raising and calling the flop are both fine. It really depends on my opponent's donk range. Mixed feelings on the turn fold, but I think it's close.

[MuddyWicket]

I like the second one. Basically you don't have a hand yet you just have the chance of a hand, some days you hit some days you don't. But what you have done is win the hand regardless of whether or not you actually would have made a hand. Also because you are drawing to the nut flush hand it makes it a harder call when you shove over their check raise.

How much are you going to get paid if you wait till you hit the draw? probably not a lot. Use the fold equity because you are folding a lot of hands that will beat you the majority of the time and won't pay if you hit.