Flopped straight

[ake]

How would you have played this hand?

It's the 20-30th hand or so at this table, no reads, I've been agressive all my hands, was just able to show down 34o after I reraised Enemy1 in the hand before this one, so I had a feeling he was after me. Table was about to die out

Comments on the play? Very nice flop but 2 hearts made it a bit dangerous

$50 NL Hold'em - Monday, May 02, 15:02:51 EDT 2005
Table Table 36847 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 1: Enemy2 ( $120.31 )
Seat 5: Enemy1 ( $34.83 )
Seat 6: Hero ( $54.47 )
Hero posts small blind [$0.25].
Enemy2 posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 6d 7d ]
Enemy1 calls [$0.5].
Hero raises [$1.75].
Enemy2 calls [$1.5].
Enemy1 calls [$1.5].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, 5h, 8d ]
Hero bets [$3].
Enemy2 raises [$7]. <- Kind of surprising
Enemy1 calls [$7]. <- Bam, warning flag
Hero raises [$27].
Enemy2 folds.
Enemy1 calls [$23].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qd ]
Hero bets [$2.82].
Enemy1 calls [$2.82].
** Dealing River ** [ Jd ]
Hero bets [$0.5].
Enemy1 is all-In [$0.01]

[Dunk]

Yeah, three-handed is a common scenario for my friendly at home games.

The straight and flush are even more dangerous since you have so much less warning of them - since people are used to winning with one pair or pair-kicker.

I gotta admit I would have called after the flop rather than raise. But having both players contribute so nicely to the pot is a mixed blessing. The whole idea of pot odds totally falls apart at this level of shorthanded.

You logic for the big flop re-raise was to win it on the spot and not have to face the possible heart-flush, I'd assume. The bet on the turn is just mean.

[ake]

I gotta admit I would have called after the flop rather than raise. But having both players contribute so nicely to the pot is a mixed blessing. The whole idea of pot odds totally falls apart at this level of shorthanded.

You logic for the big flop re-raise was to win it on the spot and not have to face the possible heart-flush, I'd assume. The bet on the turn is just mean.

Interesting, why call here? I have the nuts here but the board is scary, him calling 7$ does smell like a draw to me. So I reraised big, if he calls, fine, he'll still need to catch his heart if that's what he's hoping for.
Actually he had Kh6h, giving him a gutshot flushdraw.

[Dunk]

Interesting, why call here?

'cause I'm not aggressive enough?
Or alternatively, because having the made hand might make me get into money-extraction mode a bit prematurely.
I'm thinking out loud what I would have done more than what I should have done, perhaps.

Actually, what I should have paid more attention to (and should in general as well) is position. You're going to have to make the first move after the Turn.

Let's see. I would have called which would have left all three of us in.
Turn comes Qd and I'm thrilled to see a fourth diamond, giving me another possible way to win. So then I bet big, and probably have about the same effect as your end-of-flop raise did.

[Grand_MasterB]

I would probably have played it about the same... maybe would have waited for the huge raise till the turn..see if i can keep both players around. your straight is huge in 3 handed and even if the 3rd heart does hit you are probably still good in this shorthanded game.

Im guessing he had trips and you took the pot

[SmackinYaUp]

Its not a godly hand so I think its perfectly fine to play this straight hard, especially with a draw and someone who appears to be drawing and especially with your aggressive image.

Also, if one of them does have a set, your hand is pretty concealed and they will pay you off on the flop. Making it cheap for the board to pair or flush up (or counterfeit your straight) is not what I would do. I think you played it perfectly. It looks like the board could have screwed your hand though.

[ake]

Hmm I forgot to post the result, although I did write his holding in my previous post. What do you put enemy2 on? I very much doubt he would've laid a set versus me there, so he probably had an overpair or top pair or just two high cards, I hadn't been involved in any pots with him but he had observed my play and probably thought it was a good time to make a move considering the low card board and my weak raise, what do you think?


Hero shows [ 6d, 7d ] a flush, queen high.
Enemy1 doesn't show [ 6h, Kh ] high card king.
Hero wins $0.49 from side pot #1 with a flush, queen high.
Hero wins $77.66 from the main pot with a flush, queen high.

[SmackinYaUp]

Oh..yea I guess you do have a flush
Nicely played

[Bmxicle]

I would have re-raised a bit less probably, because i do have the nuts, but you still gotta throw in a fairly big re-raise there.

But i think you played it perfectly, because you got virtually all your money in while you were ahead, and he called off all his stack while he was behind, if you can do that everytime then you can't ask for a better situation.

[aleksandr]

I think you're playing to take this pot down right now, if only because of the flush draw. I think with 2 people in the pot who have already represented a hand might end up paying you off significantly, while slowplaying will only get you drawn out on. The only hand that's ahead of you here is a royal flushdraw. Get as much in while you're ahead as you can.

[Lucid]

Perfectly played.