Re: Wrap, on two-flush board
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Button was pretty quiet until now, so the standard operating procedure is to put him on aces. I guess this is question number one - should I be trying to stack off aces with this hand ?
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1. You should not put a button raise on aces. Do that mostly for EP raises (but with great caution), and reraises in all positions.
2. If you put him on aces this is a bad spot to stack him off because :
a. You do not have a pair, that means you have to fill up to beat him, so it is not a "cracking aces" situation, but just a draw vs. made hand one.
b. He has increased chance to call you with an overpair+nut flush draw.
That does not mean you should fold. But your thinking process is flawed if you think : "he must have aces, so I have to call", both parts of the sentence are wrong.
By the way, I think the easiest way to think, against a single opponent, with a good-but-not-great straight draw is : rainbow flop, I push [edit : if the money is shallow enough to commit most of your or his stack], otherwise I fold (or call if I have position with a specific read that my opponent will often check 2 pairs, overpairs and small sets on turn and/or call a pot bet if I fill up).
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