***Official WCOOP Event 15 $320 Seven Card Stud****

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why not raise on 4th there dave?

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so he can raise 5th

[/ QUOTE ]Fair enough... Raising 4th is optimal if you knew he was drawing, right?

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yeah, but i put him on a big pair.

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this doesn't make sense. That's the hand most likely to reraise you and keep pushing. Flatting 4th here induces a bluff on fifth, plus, when he's drawing, he pays more. So what if he happened to fill his 3-gutter and then make the straight on sixth. He wasn't "drawing" on fourth, he had like 5% equity, and even if he was open ended on fourth, you're better off calling and raising fifth then raising fourth and letting him check-call fifth.