So when I thought about it afterwards it seemed SB should be able to make the call. He is calling 700 to win 1450 (chances for a scoop are surely minimal) and it seems a good price since a flush doesnt seem probable for me. For me to bet on the end I think I have to go all-in (almost pot), that might give me some chance to take it, though I still think SB should call here. That of course leads to the conclusion that if I had only the nutflush draw I might want to draw only to that on turn, but with apparent blockers on flop callers hands it probably would still be -ev. Furthermore, would it be so that SB should push the river here? The flushdraw does seem unlikely for me so maybe here he could have a spot to blow me off a tricky straight without redraws? And if I thought he should call a push here then surely its better to push yourself.
Okay so the situation was more complicated than I thought and I guess I have to think about it a bit more. Maybe against a more timid player the call-call-push line would be a valid one, and better yet if he is in the blinds. Against a solid-tricky guy I guess I need to push the river if Im the bettor on the hand with just the straight.
Btw I like the check-call, check-raise line for a straight-no redraws which briancheck mentioned about. In my game there is a good chance the turn might get checked through if its not multiway but probably thats better than to face a huge decision on the river. Also if the bord would be 589 the check-raise line would be even better because if turn blanks the river has gazillion scarecards.
Yep I bet 700 on the river and villain did think for a while but called and we splitted.Statistics: Posted by forssell — Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:03 am
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