Thoughts and results...
Thoughts:
I'm reconsidering the idea of 3-betting the nut flush draw, but it might have been a little results oriented.
Do I need AK to re-raise? No, probably KQ or other such if I have a read I'm ahead. But the point is well-taken, I may need to push these draw hands to get action when I do have AA, AK or a set against good players. I could push him out of a medium pair, although I actually didn't expect him to play it that way.
It looks like Hand #2 is almost universally approved, so that's good.
Results:
Hand #1: Button checked behind with JJ (Why didn't he 3-bet me pre-flop?). I sheepishly showed my flush. The check-raise failure, I believe, is not as disastrous as shown as there's a chance he might have folded to the river donk anyhow with smaller pairs, and he's likely to value bet AK, KQ, KJ, etc.
Hand #2: It worked and he showed A3o for a losing two pair. So indeed I had proper odds to call the turn raise.
8 votes for Hand #2 vs. 0 votes for Hand #1. Good job. Thanks for everyone's thoughts,
Garland
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