[jonnyd]

its not just about waiting for good cards. its about waiting for better situations.

raising 32o from the button is more profitable than raising K8s from utg+1.

when you're raising preflop its either for value (to thin down # of players who will play the hand) or to steal.

raising from utg+1 isnt a very optimal position to steal from, so we assume you are raising this for value.

the problem with this is that with 6 people behind you, the chance of someone having a better hand, and probably a hand that dominates you, is very high. much higher than say if you were raising to steal with only 2 or 3 people left to act.

also with your stack size, playing this weak type of hand out of position, as you found out, is very awkward. so awkward in fact that it led you to just open pushing a flop with a flush draw because you didnt know how else to play it.

if this is the case frequently, fold preflop.

no one wants to be a nit. we understand that. but raising K8 utg+1 is spew.



now, as played i would probably c/r shove or check call.

you have 22bb you still have time