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What's he beating here? Looks like a good hand and it isn't trash, but he isn't beating much is he?

I'm not a very experienced player, so my questions are genuine, why shove here? So you can say you're not a nit?

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Honestly, he isn't beating much. But he does have a draw that figures to beat the guy who's allin.

What does CO have here? Probably not a lot either.

If you're compelled to call the allin for your flush draw, why not take a shot at knocking out CO while you're at it (making him forfeit the 3.5 he already invested). If he folds, it costs the same as calling since you get your money back anyways. If he calls, you still have a nice draw.

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This was pretty much my reasoning. I don't think there's any question I'm beating both ranges here, the fact that CO is a huge calling station means I most likely have a lot more equity against him than I would against a reasonable player. I disliked flatcalling the shove because I don't have a strong made hand, just a good draw, and it puts me in a kind of awkward spot on the turn if I blank.


Anyway, CO folded, shortstack had J643, I spiked an 8 on the turn and took it down.