So I pump my flush draw and it hits on the turn...

[EscapePlan9]

Quick reads... ridiculously loose table with about 6 people seeing every flop and almost no PFRs (< 3%). That's all I knew so far.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with , . MP3 posts a blind of $0.50.
Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, 1 fold, MP3 (poster) checks, CO calls, Button calls, 1 fold, BB checks.

Flop: (7.50 SB) , , (7 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 raises, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls, Hero 3-bets, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP3 caps, CO calls, Button folds, BB folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (14.25 BB) (4 players)
Hero bets, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

River: (18.25 BB) (4 players)
Hero bets, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Final Pot: 22.25 BB

I usually fold AXs lower than ATs up front, but here, the table was simply too terrible and I couldn't resist it. It certainly paid off here. My question is how to tackle the turn when my draw hit.

Here's what I was thinking... if I check and it gets checked around, I'd lose out on 3BBs. I'd absolutely hate that result! And since MP3 loves his hand so much, there's a good chance he'd still raise me on the turn, allowing me to throw in a 3rd bet. Obviously this failed since the flush card scared him.

Was this an easy check-raise situation?

[MecosKing]

meh-- i dont mind your play at all. The way i look at it, a CR might have scared off someone who wouldnt be willing to call 2 bets cold, so it might not have been worth a WHOLE lot more bets. On the other hand, having it check around on the turn would have been nothing short of DISASTROUS. Also, there is also a chance, with action like that, that someone else was on a flush draw also, which means that you get 3 bets in on the turn at LEAST... so all told, i think you played it fine.

[briachek]

this is fine as MK said. If you check and the CO bets and you check raise, you might force out the other two and only get 2 BB on the turn while announcing that you have the fluhs. You would then lose out on 2 more BB on the river. By betting out, someone might raise or you make it hard for them to get away on the turn or the river.