how do you play this hand ?
this is the 4th time today I flopped nut Str8 with no redraw and that I finish all in on the flop and lose against top set that makes a full house or flush.
wonder if putting all my money in the middle is a good option, if position has any kind of importance in this kind of situation, maybe I don't see something that is obvious but franckly I don't think I played these hands badly, anyway comments very appreciated.
ok the flop call is bad,


***** Hand History for Game 1929248233 *****
$50 PL Omaha Hi - Thursday, April 21, 17:13:22 EDT 2005
Table Table 36873 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: benovitch ( $46.55 )
Seat 4: bgphoel ( $28.75 )
Seat 7: PigHems ( $40.6 )
Seat 8: kidwalk ( $72.4 )
Seat 10: pokertryne ( $76.4 )
Seat 3: poker1971 ( $101.1 )
Seat 6: emekdeniz ( $61.7 )
Seat 9: sangrefrio ( $58.4 )
Seat 2: alitis69 ( $35.3 )
Seat 5: Horsechoker9 ( $50 )
pokertryne posts small blind [$0.25].
benovitch posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to benovitch
alitis69 calls [$0.5].
poker1971 folds.
bgphoel calls [$0.5].
Horsechoker9 calls [$0.5].
emekdeniz calls [$0.5].
PigHems calls [$0.5].
kidwalk calls [$0.5].
sangrefrio raises [$1].
pokertryne folds.
benovitch calls [$0.5].
alitis69 calls [$0.5].
bgphoel calls [$0.5].
Horsechoker9 calls [$0.5].
emekdeniz calls [$0.5].
>You have options at Table 37205 Table!.
PigHems calls [$0.5].
kidwalk calls [$0.5].
** Dealing Flop ** , ,
benovitch bets [$7.85].
alitis69 folds.
bgphoel folds.
>You have options at Table 37205 Table!.
Horsechoker9 folds.
emekdeniz calls [$7.85].
PigHems raises [$39.25].
kidwalk calls [$39.25].
sangrefrio folds.
benovitch is all-In [$37.7]
emekdeniz folds.
>You have options at Table 37205 Table!.
i fold
PigHems is all-In [$0.35]
kidwalk calls [$6.3].
** Dealing Turn **
** Dealing River **
PigHems shows [ Td, Qd, Kc, 6c ] a straight, nine to king.
kidwalk shows [ 2h, Ks, 7s, 4h ] a flush, king high.
benovitch doesn't show [ Qs, 3h, Qc, Tc ] a straight, nine to king.
kidwalk wins $11.9 from side pot #1 with a flush, king high.
kidwalk wins $131.9 from the main pot with a flush, king high.

IMO, nothing you can do there but hope you hold and move on. You bet it and got raised all in.....are you supposed to fold the current nuts? The only other way to play it is to check/call and hope for a good turn then push but I think that is weak and you normally would be able to get a flush draw to fold on a hand like this.

I can't see how you can fold the nuts there for that raise. The only way it's -EV is if he has the straight plus a flush redraw, and the other player has top set, or something. In that spot you only have about 15% of the equity.

Its a tough flop, with all those draws out, and you're out of position, so there's something to be said for check-calling it, and then firing on the turn. Sometimes against decent players you can turn your bad position to your advantage - you check, the same straight bets, you call - if the turn's a blank, you can move in with the nuts. If the turn brings a flush or pairs the board, you can bet and potentially fold someone with the same hand as you. Something to think about, anyhow, though obviously bluffing a scare card will only work heads up, if you get two callers someone will almost certainly have hit!

Monk
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