Ok, With all the talk of going for the free showdown by raising on the turn, I thought this would be (on the flop) a perfect example of how I'm probably not understanding it

PokerStars 0.10/0.20 Hold'em (9 handed) from (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9, Q.
1 fold, UTG+1 raises, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, 2 folds, Hero calls, 2 folds.

everybody from the PFR to the cold callers is typical LAP so I didn't mind calling this raise PF, not a horrible hand (possibly dominated but I figured it'd be easy to let go on the flop if I don't hit) bad call here?

Flop: (9.50 SB) 7, 9, 6 (4 players)
UTG+1 bets, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero calls.

Thought about raising here with TPMK and the 3rd FD, but I figured I'd do better to wait to the turn and if a brick hits, go for the free showdown...Mistake?

Turn: (6.25 BB) 8 (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets, Hero raises, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls.

well, so much for the free showdown card...with PFR just checking, I'm guessing (based on other plays) that he's folding to one bet so I didn't bother trying for the over call...

River: (10.25 BB) 8 (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets, MP1 calls.

Board pairing kind of scared me, but I didn't see enough agression to put him on the boat...Should I have taken the free showdown fearing a CR or higher Flush?

Final Pot: 12.25 BB

I don't like this one.

I think you need to raise the flop for value here, as well as for a potential free card depending on how the turn looks.


This is a very draw heavy board, lets get as much money in this pot as possible while people are wiling to contribute.

At the level you are playing at, you do not need to worry about keeping them guessing. They are only playing their cards anyway.

raising the flop will keep them guessing and makes it likely you will get paid off big if you hit a flush.

You have a ton of equity and you wasted it with the check on the flop. You have close to 50% equity vs two people man.You wanted a flull bet there.

On the turn your equity drop, you are not folding to a 3-bet, you dont want a free showdown if you river your flush, so I don't like a free showdown here. ( I don't like it with the KT hand etither but at least I know where growlers was coming from).