Re: Live 6/12: Straight Draw on the button
I'm always torn about these spots. On one hand, I see the value of getting the money out of the flop callers while we can. On the other, actually taking the free card on the turn frequently destroys our implied odds. In this situation we would be getting an extra 1.5 SB in the pot on, yes? If we think that we can't do better than that when we get there then the play has value. It's close, but I think in this situation we're usually getting paid more when we get there if we just call.
In my live game I see a lot of situations where there are anwhere from 3-5 flop callers on dry boards like this and all but one or two of them are likely to drop the turn. I think that situation is more conducive to the incredibly overused and abused free card play. I think I can count on one hand the number of times I've used free card this year, if that gives you any idea of what I think of it.
Can someone, I don't know, stove this somehow?
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