20/180 Play along. Pair and flush draw on flop facing lots of action

[Sherman]

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Bet the flop. Can make better hands (right now) fold (like 88) and hands that are behind call (like AJ). Also, we pick up more good outs if we make a bare flush draw fold and are ahead of them if we call.

So yeah. Bet...around 600 or so. If raised, get it all in.

Edit: I know the first sentence doesn't make much sense. What I am trying to say is that 88 might fold to our bet which is fine and that AJ is likely to call, which is also fine. Even though we are favorite over both, we increase our equity in the pot when 88 folds and when AJ calls.

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I'm so rusty, but how is our equity increased when AJ smooth calls?

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Well, our equity in the current pot isn't increased, but we make a bet with a positive expectation. AJ is an underdog to our hand correct? Thus AJ has to put money in the pot with a negative expectation on the current bet (although he may still be correct to call with the current size of the pot).