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    Default Defending against draws

    I hate positions like these. Too often i just shove, which is bad. Lets assume villain is on a flush draw with an over card to our Qs. Therefore he has approximately 45% equity. How do i play this hand?
    Note: this assumption is essential to my question. I do understand that it is other, non-draw hands in his range that allow us to value bet the flop profitably, though it is still pretty thin.

    So, given the premise, if i shove he has equity to call. If i bet, how do i size my bet to extract value? i.e. pot odds (%) > villains equity (%). I can't.
    Do we check behind and pray that the turn misses his range? If it misses then his equity is sufficiently reduced that we can make a value bet on the turn. Should the turn hit his range then its a cheap, easy fold. I hate the idea of giving him a free card.

    Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

    Button ($1.91)
    SB ($4.25)
    BB ($5)
    UTG ($5.05)
    MP1 ($5)
    Hero (MP2) ($10.35)
    CO ($4.81)

    Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q, Q
    UTG bets $0.20, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.20, 2 folds, SB calls $0.18, 1 fold

    Flop: ($0.65) 6, 3, 7 (3 players)
    SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $0.65
    Last edited by Openside; 11-25-2010 at 10:54 AM.

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