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Comments on flop play please?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG ($26.65)
MP ($5.10)
Button ($5.65)
SB ($25.10)
Hero ($40.40)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.25, MP calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($1.25) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.6, UTG raises to $1.75, MP raises to $4.85, Button folds, SB folds, Hero raises to $40.15, UTG calls $24.65 (All-In).

Turn: ($15.80) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($15.80) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $72.65

Don't post results, hand is fine.

Donk the flop a bit harder, but otherwise fine.

yah, as its a limped pot, there's a greater possibility that somebody's got a set rather than two pair, overpair than in a reraised pot etc but with the amount of outs you have it's standard imo.

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I like the flop bet, as opposed to a check-raise which I believe telegraphs your hand more than betting outright.

Thanks, I was uncertain on whether to check-raise this or if a bet would disguise it better. Seems I played it correctly [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Your equity drops so fast if the turn blanks. A c/r is going to leave you with an awful decision on the turn sometimes if they flat call the c/r and it blanks.

bet/3bet or push is my line here, and that's why I say donk flop harder. You want the 3bet to be as large as possible without looking like a FE push. Also, it helps to extract value if you bet more and they flat and then you hit.

Yea definitely bet the flop more, but youre a favorite here against everything but a set. Even against a set youre only a minor dog which should be made up for by all the dead money in the pot.

I bet bigger on the initial flop bet.

I disagree with everyone saying that its standard to push over MP. What is the point? With a combo draw, once there is an AI villain then FE against the other villain has almost no benefit to us. We'd rather get him to put more money in the pot to sweeten our gain when we hit.