Quote Originally Posted by BIGandRICH
In a similar way to Rondavu.. say if I have Ax suited (x= lower than 10) in late posistion and limp in. for this example lets say i have A8.. flop is 824.. flush draw on the board. someone bets the pot. I probably have the best hand with TPTK, no one can have a straight yet or flush, the idiot who played rags and caught 2 pair, 88 44 22 and over pairs have me beat. I can't call, because as rondavu said that would improve drawing odds. so i can fold/raise/push.

raise gives me info which is good, but that allows a call and betting round on the turn, and the odds of a scare card showing are much too high, any card higher than 8, any of the flush suit, A/3/5/6/7 can finish a straight, and 2/4 give the calling idiots a set, leaving me with only another 8 allowing me to play back at agression on the turn. I have 1 or 2 outs to truely improve.. yay!

if its only one other guy in the hand then i'll take him on, but generally i'd rather wait it out for a bigger hand so a fold is good for me here. Mayb i'm too conservative, but i 'dont like putting myself in positions where i can be bullied out of chips. Maybe thats a bit of a leak and I should be prepared to push and make drawing truely expensive and hopefully decrease the field here.
This is a classic example of a push hard or fold situation. In my book you made the right decision waiting for a better spot. There's always going to be a better situation. The hands you can potentially lose the most money on are ones where you get yourself committed and fall behind. It's not always the best decision to invest a lot when your currently ahead, especially on the flop.