50nl: Poorly played draw? Did I live up to my name?
 

I admit I still suck at finding good times to stack with draws. He wasn't 100bb+ so it was easier getting 3.11 to 1. 7 hands on villian so nothing useful to help me. Edit before post: Ewwww I just saw the call pre-flop. I remember this being limped. I guess I figured I was going 4 handed calling with 5.3 to 1 but CO folded. I just finished PNLHE vol.1 last night and I want to do less calling in bad spots. I worked on it today already. Anyway, comments?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

Button ($30.25)
<font color="#C00000">SB ($37.20)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($62.45)</font>
UTG ($14.05)
MP ($10.45)
CO ($47.30)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $2</font>, SB calls $1.75, Hero calls $1.50, CO folds.

Flop: ($6.50) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $10.5</font>, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $35.2</font>, Hero calls $24.70.


Final Pot: $76.90

Re: 50nl: Poorly played draw? Did I live up to my name?
 

I'd play the flop the same. Fold equity and pot equity and all that. I think PF is standard if they have full stacks, especially if they're bad, but probably a bit thin here. Even though you don't have absolute position, you'll usually have the advantage of being able to check and see how SB reacts to a c-bet before getting involved.

Re: 50nl: Poorly played draw? Did I live up to my name?
 

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I think PF is standard if they have full stacks, especially if they're bad, but probably a bit thin here.

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Calling this pf is bad. You're playing a drawing hand OOP against a pfr. Even if you hit your draw it's going to be very difficult to extract any money unless someone else has a monster second-best hand.

I think this is fine as played though, but I probably would have raised flop a little less (somewhere around $9-$9.5).

Re: 50nl: Poorly played draw? Did I live up to my name?
 

if you are going to play this hand PF I like a squeeze vs a button raiser and sb caller.

as played don't really like calling the all in, chances are you are drawing to 1 out and the shorty isn't that short at all. I would like this a lot if the board wasn't paired

Also you might consider just calling the flop you are getting extremely good odds and can hit your draw for a cheap price here. Think this will be my line with this hand.