[Mr Rick]

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And UTG isn't going anywhere with his high diamond (or possible set). I would rather put in the extra bet on a non-diamond non-paired river to ensure I didn't get pushed off my hand by a smaller flush.

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Wait, are you saying that because UTG won't fold his draw that we should wait until he misses (and hence won't call) before we bet into him? If we are ahead on the turn, the time to get the money is now, not on the river

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No, I am saying that one reason to raise on the turn would be to get UTG to fold and reduce the outs against us those times that we are currently ahead. But the pot is big enough now that UTG will call two big bets on whatever draw he is on.

So without that reason, I wouldn't raise - because it is a value raise and I think we are behind a good amount of the time.

The bet we would be putting in on the river would be a call on a safe card, not betting out on a safe card.