25NL 6 Max 2 Card Flush on the turn, smooth call or raise a c/r.

[Vern]

SB stats after 40 hands are 20/7.5/11 I have not seen him call a bet post flop he either raises/folds.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
5 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
Hero: $28
CO: $20.60
Button: $13.50
SB: $9.15
BB: $49.35

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is UTG with J/images/graemlins/club.gif Q/images/graemlins/club.gif
Hero calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, BB checks.

Flop: K/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif T/images/graemlins/club.gif ($1, 4 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $0.75</font>, BB folds, Hero calls, Button folds.

Turn: 3/images/graemlins/club.gif ($2.5, 2 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $1.25</font>, <font color="#cc0000">SB raises to $2.5</font>, Hero ????

I thought the smooth call on the flop was best as there are very few hands I am scared of.

On the turn he check raises me. Is a call or raise better here? I see the re-raise as confirming my monster and he could get away. A smooth call is only hurting me if he is executing a semi-bluff check raising with the A/images/graemlins/club.gif in his hand. I see my risk of being drawn out on pretty slim, so do I make more smooth calling the turn c/r and then b/rr the river.

[CaucasianAsian29]

I usually like to raise the flop here, I'll make it $2.5. Then on turn make it $6, and call his shove.

Wait asec, sorry just assumed equal stack sizes-bad of me, so the line above is if you both had $25

I raise on the flop, then get him all in on turn. Don't slow play on the flop. The cards you want to come out are already out on the flop.

[Pharcyde]

I feel pretty out of place commenting on a hand, but one thing about your post stands out. Did you ever stop to consider that Villain might have made a better flush on the turn? A9-A2 of clubs should all be considered in Villain's hand range, especially since you open-limped instead of raising pre-flop.

[theUltimateHero]

i never fold here, you are best 95% of the time on the turn

[Art Vandalay]

Since villain is shortstacked, don't bother to get cute with a slowplay here. Stack him and if he calls you'll probably end up winning a nice little pot, and if he folds its not a huge loss. It would just be depressing to involved in this pot with someone with less than half a buy-in and not get it all in.

[Art Vandalay]

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I feel pretty out of place commenting on a hand, but one thing about your post stands out. Did you ever stop to consider that Villain might have made a better flush on the turn? A9-A2 of clubs should all be considered in Villain's hand range, especially since you open-limped instead of raising pre-flop.

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You can't play scared like that or you're going to miss out on a ton of value. Yeah, sometimes he will have the A high flush, but he won't a very large percent of the time, and you have to remember all the times he doesn't on the rare occassion he does.

[Pharcyde]

I think in this particular instance Villain has the Ace-high flush more often than you and the op give him credit for. That turn check-raise would at least make me suspicious. Then again, maybe I just need to grow a pair and stop thinking about the worst-case scenario.

[wake_up]

I really think you should raise the flop. He'll call with 2 pair or a worse flush draw of something. By doing this you also disguise your redraw, making the 3 bet on the turn look less like a flush (or course, if he has a flush he's coming along anyway).

Also, by betting a closer-to-pot-size bet on the turn you will get more value. and make it easier to get the money in if he check raises.

[Vern]

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Since villain is shortstacked, don't bother to get cute with a slowplay here. Stack him and if he calls you'll probably end up winning a nice little pot, and if he folds its not a huge loss. It would just be depressing to involved in this pot with someone with less than half a buy-in and not get it all in.

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That is why I posted it, I was trying to think of ways to get him to put that last $5.65 in. I raised enough to put him all-in, just in case he was on the A/images/graemlins/club.gif semi-bluff and he folded. Depressed /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[jdefoe]

raise the flop to disguise redraw, push the turn b/c he will pay off with any 2 pair or a lower flush