What is the proper line when flopping a monster?

ThunderEagle · #1 03-02-2006, 02:17 AM

I had J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] in the SB, completed and the flop comes Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

I pretty much can't lose this hand. There were only 3 to the flop if this makes any difference.

cold_cash · #2 03-02-2006, 02:23 AM

What kind of opponents?

In an unraised pot I would probably check unless I was playing against the right kind of players.

Also, it doesn't really make much of a difference how you play your flopped straight flushes.

ThunderEagle · #3 03-02-2006, 02:30 AM

You standard PokerStars .10/.20 kind of a player. I'm not currently running any kind of traker software, but they were not making me say to my monitor "My GOD, do these guys suck!"

SoftcoreRevolt · #4 03-02-2006, 02:32 AM

I'd bet and they'd call and we'd have a jolly good time.

UATrewqaz · #5 03-02-2006, 02:33 AM

Like all things poker "It depends"

And no you can't lose the hand no matter what, you have the ultimate nuts (no body can make a royal because you have the J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]).

Acutally I guess you could make the royal, but the point stands, every cent going into the pot is yours.

cold_cash · #6 03-02-2006, 02:36 AM

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You standard PokerStars .10/.20 kind of a player. I'm not currently running any kind of traker software, but they were not making me say to my monitor "My GOD, do these guys suck!"

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Then play it quickly.

ThunderEagle · #7 03-02-2006, 02:37 AM

Yeah, I know I have the hand won no matter what, the issue is how to best extract the most money.

I ultimately bet out and everyone folded.

PietM · #8 03-02-2006, 02:55 AM

That happens. The only real chance you would've had was that the A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] was out there. Don't think you would've made real money otherwise. Maybe a bet or two if you checked it, but I'm not sure.

kerowo · #9 03-02-2006, 03:16 AM

On these flopped the stone nuts hands I like to give everyone else in the hand a chance to do the betting for me. I'll check and call on the flop, check raise on the turn and lead the river. Sometimes it works sometimes the c/r ends the hand. It really isn't something to worry about too much though.

PietM · #10 03-02-2006, 03:24 AM

I wouldn't bet the flop either. First I'd like to see if someone else likes to bet this flop.