Reraise On The Flush Draw

[CrustyFace]

What do you think to how i played this?

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.05/$0.10
8 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is UTG+1 with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif
UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $0.4</font>, 2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, 2 folds.

Flop: 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif 5/images/graemlins/club.gif 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($1.35, 3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $1.5</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $4.5</font>, CO folds, Button calls.

Turn: 6/images/graemlins/club.gif ($10.35, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero is all-in $4.55</font>, Button calls.

River: T/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($19.45, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $19.45)


Results:
Final pot: $19.45

[Imrahil]

Bet flop. As played push over the PSB.

[CrustyFace]

I dont really know how else i could play this hand positively. I could have called the flop bet but then i'd practically be conceeding the hand there and then. With the checkraise and push i felt he had some fold equity, especially with 4 to a straight out on the turn.

Also, i don't yet have the stats to know whether this play is profitable at this level. So long as the amount i win by hitting the flush or forcing his fold outweighs the times i dont hit then im ok.

[CrustyFace]

Any more comments?

[avfletch]

Moderate check-raises get called far too much leaving you out of position in a bloated pot when you miss and with money left to get in when you hit.

Personally I would lead out and push allin over a raise or, on the odd occaision I go for the check-raise when this deep I just get it all in on the flop.

[CrustyFace]

So do you think i played this ok?

I guess when you lose with this move its kinda +ev because it makes you look like a retard to the idiots.

[TheCutter]

I check the turn hoping for a free card... (and checkraise a little less on the flop)

[Mercman572]

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With the checkraise and push i felt he had some fold equity, especially with 4 to a straight out on the turn.

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Actually, you don't have much FE on the turn- you didn't save enough for a turn bullet after the flop C/R.

If you're going to try and get it in, try to do so on the the flop where you have considerably more equity. As is, you're not deep enough for a flop C/R and turn push to have much FE as a whole.

[CrustyFace]

Ok thanks.