Butchering 52s

[Mr Rick]

Its a 10/20 Foxwoods Sunday game, full table. Four extremely loose playes only one of which is aggressive but predictably so.

Button is JJ a regular who I have played a number of sessions against, a TAG, solid player, overall winner. He sees me as solid TAG - when I don't play a hand for 20 minutes and then raise UTG he says something like "finally playing a hand?" as he turbo mucks.

BB is Sam, a LAG, overall winner as well. We have played 4 or 5 times together as well. Sam sees me as a LAG or at least a TAG with LAG tendencies. Every time I win a hand with some suited crap like 63 or Q5 he raises his eyebrows a little and laughs.

I call first in, early position with 52s (spades) because I want to play hands against the calling stations. Only one more caller and JJ raises on the button. SB folds. Sam calls in BB, all call.

Flop comes J62 two spades. All check to button who bets. BB raises (Sam has a wide range here. He can have middle pair all the way up to a set). I re-raise because I hate to make my hand too obvious and I think maybe I can shake the other two and get a free card, and if not then its for value. Limper folds. Button calls two (I have seen JJ fold overpairs on more than one occasion to two bets on the flop but I am not sure if he trusts me and/or Sam that much)

Turn is a 5 which does not put a second flush draw out there. BB bets out. Without thinking much, I raise. The little I did think was: I am probably ahead here and if not I've got my flush draw as backup, and if that misses the river is likely to be free, so its the same as calling the turn and river. Also, I want to disuade JJ from staying with his overpair, so he won't draw out on me.

I am interested in comments on any street. Thanks in advance.

Also, does 52s have a name? If not, I nominate "The Big Little Gamble" and "Fools Gold".