I fold preflop.
As played, I like how you played it... just calling the flop bet/raise... and calling the push on the turn. You have +EV pot odds to draw at your hand, and combined with your implied odds, its a clear call on both streets... However if you push the hand on the flop and get called, you're now drawing at 3 to 1 and putting in at least 1/3rd of the money if BOTH of them call your all in, and almost 1/2 of the money if just one of them calls, making it -EV.. Also with that flop raise I dont think that UTG is folding.
Yeah, if you push the flop you get to see two more cards for sure, but you're also investing your entire stack to see those two cards instead of just a portion of your stack. You can fold on the river if you dont hit it and save a little bit of money. Both the straight and the flush will be the nuts if you hit them, so you arent looking to limit the field at all... So whats the reason for the push?
Even if you figure that you can SOMEHOW knock them both out of the pot and take it down on the flop, I dont like the push because with your implied odds, you figure to collect additional bets on later streets, and if you hit the nut flush / straight you're going to win alot more money by allowing them to bet some more.
Plus, if you're playing against a set here, and you push the flop, they're definitely calling you, and though seeing two more cards gives you a better chance to make your flush/straight, it also gives them 2 cards to make a boat or quads and beat your hand.



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