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[zaggs67]

Did I play it right?

bine.stern.1 (dealer)





zaggs67



Discard: 2 8 5 3

[OneByPhi]

Did I play it right?
zaggs67



Discard: 2 8 5 3

The set is fine. You don't show the opponent's cards, but assuming that he has no Kings, I think you could play the first draw better. The K goes in the mid, but the 9 should go in the bottom. Since you have a K for the mid and QQ already made on top, breaking off the straight and flush draws on the bottom to make a pair of 9s is the best play. If opp has no 7s or 9s, you have 5 outs to make 2 pair or trips on the bottom and 3 Ks for the mid. When the next draw comes KT8. make KK in the mid, and set either the T or the 8 in the back (whichever is more live). With the top and mid made, you have as many as 8 outs twice (depending on how many of your cards opp has) so you are probably a very big favorite to make FL. When the 3rd draw brings 522, play a brick to the top and one to the mid. Happily, the 9 comes at the end, and you make your hand.

Some people overvalue 2-straight-flush, sets, but you should be willing to abandon them immediately if an advantageous first draw comes. A straight is just 2 points, and a flush just 4, and the chance that you will backdoor a straight flush is ridiculously slim. Moreover, you still might make a boat or even quads in back after making 997 on the first draw.