I can't stand drawing within my odds.

I tend to take down 70-80% of pots that I bet against when I have a strong draw BEFORE I see the river. Most people have to understand something - more often than not, no one really has that good of a hand. I take down small pot after small pot just because I'm betting at it with my strong draw.

The odd time I will loose a medium pot to someone with a good hand and I have missed my draw. But all of the small pots that I have won with my jack high flush draw have more than covered for them. I will quite often destack someone if I hit my draw because they were in the hand with a good hand to begin with, and my straight and/or flush is near undetectable!

The most profitable players at the tables are those who have perfected an aggressive style. I look at hard betting at a strong draw as investing in the river, while taking down pot after pot in the mean time.

Word to the wise - be careful on the river if you still have jack high.. this is where profitable play become -EV.