2/4 LO8 BB flop straight

[chaos]

Three players see the turn. The SB checks and it is on you.

Who was the 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] a good card for and who was it a bad card for?

The turn card is great for the low hands. Anyone who had the nut, second-nut, or third-nut low still has their low and has picked up a wheel draw.

It is also a great card for someone who has 69 as he now has a the nut high hand.

It is a good card for anyone who has a 6 along with a 4, 7, or 8 (a 6 and a piece, we say) as he hit his gut shot draw to an 8-high, second-nut straight.

It is a good card for anyone with two diamonds as they now have a draw to a flush.

It was a bad card for the person who had the nut straight on the flop. He no longer has the nuts. That is you. You also do not have any draws to a better high hand than your straight.

It was a bad card for a player with a low using a 5. They probably were not in too good shape anyway. This is you again with the fourth-nut low. Because you have a 6, you still have the fourth-nut low and you are not likely to win low with two opponents.

So why are you betting the turn? Your hand got worse and everyone else's hand probably got better. You are playing for half the pot at best, without the nuts and without any redraws. I don't think keeping the initiative is worth betting here. You should welcome the chance to get out of this hand as cheaply as possible.

Check on the turn.

- chaos