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[Closed] drawing hand in EP in a multiway pot

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ElleDriver
Joined: 25.08.2005

I'am still not sure how to play the following example hand :

9 handed

Preflop: Hero is BB with A :spade: 5 :spade:
4 Player call, Hero calls

Flop: (6.00 SB) J :spade: 4 :heart: 9 :spade: (5 players)
SB checks, Hero ???

As far as I know it is recommended to bet out on the flop here
because :
-it is for value
-buying outs
-win the pot outright

BUT:
Against 4 or more players it is unlikly to win the pot outright
AND
I 'don't want to get isolated against the best hand (e.g. if UTG+2 raises and everyone folds)

what do you think?


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you call while you are in the BB? (was three a raise preflop? that is important to know)

if there was no preflop raise you bet here for value. you wil nearly never win the pot right there and buying out will be difficult ith only 1 over (of course it does buy you a few outs)

this is simply for vale. only 2 need to call to make it breakeven for you. if you bet the next call and then there is a raise you got +-0 so thats fine. and on average i think there will be 2++ callers without a raise behind you.

check-call the turn of course and check-fold the river if you don't make a hand. if you hit the A i bet-call it on the turn and river.


ElleDriver
Joined: 25.08.2005

o.k. thx so far. Maybe I'am a little bit to scared of the guy sitting left of me isolating me from the field with my drawing hand....

Do you also bet out from EP with a hand like Q :spade:,5 :spade: or any other weak flush draw ?


Ulek
Joined: 01.02.2006

I wouldnt change my behaviour with a smaller flushdraw. The first point where i would think about the unlikely event of someone holding a higher flush would be if the turn/river completes the draw and someone caps.
And usually you dont have to be scared to be isolated, as there are often bad players who coldcall even 2 bets with their gutshots or other weak holdings. So even if the guy to your left raises you often get your value.