Quote Originally Posted by mojo
Fold PRE. EZ game.
Pot odds are good, calling is ok. Folding is never going to be a mistake, but it's ok to call this pre flop if hero plays accurately post flop, which he doesn't.

Flop, this smashes into the big blind's range more than anyone else in the hand. I'd check-raise this quite happily. We're delighted to get folds, we don't hate being called, and can get away easily when we're reraised. This is the ideal bluffing hand for us in this spot. I'm happier to just call Ax and Kx flush draws because I don't want to be pushed off the flop, whereas with this hand I don't care if I have to fold.

Check-calling is ok I guess, I wouldn't be folding flop at this price. But check-raising is better.

Moving on to turn. Do not check-raise. We have great showdown value but this is not a good spot to get the money in. When villain continues against us against three hearts and a paired board, we are often drawing dead. This turn action is burning money.

Just check-call turn. At river, I'd want to check-call a smallish bet and would hate life it he bets big, but I'd probably call because people do crazy stuff at these stakes. But I'm not happy about it. Our hand is not anywhere near the nuts, it is a bluff catcher. When he happily stacks off on the turn, he is not bluffing, he is beating us.