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Straight flush draw...Your moves?

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    Default Straight flush draw...Your moves?

    I realize now that my turn play looked extremely weak here so I wouldn't play it like this again. How would you have played this one?

    Possible moves are:
    1. check/raise flop big, if called...what's your turn move?
    2. flop play the same, bet big on turn again
    3. check/call flop and turn, maybe fold to a potsized bet on turn?
    4. make min bets on flop and turn until hit an out

    Any others? What are your thoughts/opinions on how to play this one?

    PokerStars Game #2348461266: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2005/08/15 - 23:03:15 (ET)
    Table 'Alnilam IV' Seat #6 is the button
    Seat 2: gman2131 ($276.85 in chips)
    Seat 3: justn2120 ($164 in chips)
    Seat 4: andr3w321 ($495.60 in chips)
    Seat 5: Mr. Atlien ($390 in chips)
    Seat 6: cabeludo ($99.10 in chips)
    Seat 7: tad233 ($153.40 in chips)
    tad233: posts small blind $2
    gman2131: posts big blind $4
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to andr3w321 [ ]
    justn2120: folds
    andr3w321: calls $4
    Mr. Atlien: calls $4
    cabeludo: calls $4
    tad233: folds
    gman2131: checks
    *** FLOP *** [:Ts: ]
    gman2131: checks
    andr3w321: bets $12
    Mr. Atlien: calls $12
    cabeludo: folds
    gman2131: folds
    *** TURN *** [Ts 8h 5h] []
    andr3w321: checks
    Mr. Atlien: bets $28
    andr3w321: calls $28
    *** RIVER *** [Ts 8h 5h 8c] [:Kd:]
    andr3w321: checks
    Mr. Atlien: checks
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    andr3w321: shows [6h 7h] (a pair of Eights)
    Mr. Atlien: shows [Td Jd] (two pair, Tens and Eights)
    Mr. Atlien collected $95 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $98 | Rake $3
    Board [Ts 8h 5h 8c Kd]
    Seat 2: gman2131 (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 3: justn2120 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: andr3w321 showed [6h 7h] and lost with a pair of Eights
    Seat 5: Mr. Atlien showed [Td Jd] and won ($95) with two pair, Tens and Eights
    Seat 6: cabeludo (button) folded on the Flop
    Seat 7: tad233 (small blind) folded before Flop
  2. #2
    I wouldn't open the pot with that hand from UTG, even shorthanded.

    Otherwise, I think you played it fine. Your flop bet was a little big.. $8 may have worked there. A probe bet on the turn would have just cost you money, IMO. Maybe if you bet 1/2 you could have saved a BB or two but just as likely he would have raised you. Your odds (including implied) on the turn make that a call (you bet 28 to win 54 which is about 3:1?).

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