NL25: 96s and a combo draw -- Oops!

[Nick C]

"Oops!" is what I said when MP2 check/3-bet all-in on the flop.

So that was hard to see coming, but I'm wondering about my flop raise in the first place. I'm still working on figuring out how to play combo draws like this one, in various situations.

Anyway, CO is 49/18/1.6 after 99 hands, and he loves to min-raise preflop.

MP2 is 32/2/1.5 after 41.

Once CO called the all-in, it seemed to me like the thing to do was overcall and hope to make my flush and hope that that flush will be good if I do make it. And if CO had folded instead, I guess it's still an (unhappy) call, huh?

Mostly I'm wondering about the initial flop raise.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG+1 ($46.55)
MP1 ($27.65)
MP2 ($25.40)
MP3 ($25)
CO ($43.78)
Hero ($24.20)
SB ($31)
BB ($5.30)
UTG ($19.40)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. MP3 posts a blind of $0.25. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls $0.25, MP3 (poster) checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $0.5</font>, Hero calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls $0.25, MP3 folds.

Flop: ($2.10) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets $2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $8</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises $24.90 (All-In)</font>, CO calls $22.90, Hero calls $15.70 (All-In).