[25NL] AQs w/ nut flush draw on flop

[Gixxer]

Villain is 45/2/.91. Calls w/ any ace and will continue post-flop with nothing. Seen him bluff raise river w/ air.

I never know whether to push all-in in these nut flush draw situations, either on flop or turn or keep semi-bluffing repping a huge pair.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP ($22.25)
Hero ($24.65)
Button ($17.25)
SB ($17.35)
BB ($15.30)
UTG ($29)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Qhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif, Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif.
UTG calls $0.25, MP calls $0.25, [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $1</font>, Button calls $1, [color=#666666]2 folds</font>, UTG folds, MP calls $0.75.

Flop: ($3.60) 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif, 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif, 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif [color=#0000FF](3 players)</font>
MP checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $3</font>, Button folds, MP calls $3.

Turn: ($9.60) 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
MP checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $6</font>, MP calls $6.

River: ($21.60) 2http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
MP checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets $14.65 (All-In)</font>, MP calls $12.25 (All-In).

Final Pot: $46.10

[whyzze]

Make it 1.50 preflop

checking behind on the turn might be better considering you have little fold equity on a board like this.

imo shoving this river against this villian with this board is a spew.

[traz]

against this guy I just go check/check/check

[ajmargarine]

PF is too small. Flop is OK. Turn and river are spew.

[Gixxer]

pf too small for SPR reasons?

[whyzze]

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against this guy I just go check/check/check

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Not betting this flop is burning money.

[Gixxer]

I agree. Flop bet is standard w/ 15 outs. I put him on a medium pair. Should have check/called turn. River shove was a train wreck

[dnord]

Easiest turn check ever, and maybe you see showdown for free. That seems far preferable to what happened here.

But the question you asked: I went nuts when I figured out the pushing-with-15-outs trick. (Still love it.) I think up until that point I didn't exactly understand FE. I did notice that I was doing it OOP, picking up small pots, and getting called by sets, so now I try to pick spots. That first week, though? You couldn't stop me.

You did what you could on this flop - if you aren't going to overbet flop (and I don't think anyone thinks you should) you got the maximum money in when you still had a good feeling. You're hoping you get raised there and THEN you can go to town with the 15-out-all-in. You're also hoping, if you're not raised, for a cooperative turn card (not necessarily your draw, but a blank would be nice), and this is not a blank. So I start with the same game plan as you (probably calling down / drawing to that diamond despite the paited board / missing and "value calling" a crappy river bet with A high - seriously, I'm that bad) but maybe I shut down once that turn comes. I don't know.