Flop Comes 654 Rainbow
You are the big blind (first to act) with 64 of spades. You have two pair. 4 Players to the Flop, all with medium stacks. Local game. Average players.
How do you play this? And why?
Thanks.
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What's "medium"? Was the pot raised or not? What's the SPR?
Heads up I might lead out, but four ways I'm less sure.
Standard raise 3X pre-flop. 2 Callers. Plus you.
Medium means about 25,000 in chips with the Big Blind being 500.
Either large bet or large check raise. If you believe someone will bet, then check raise. Either way you want to put in a large bet here to take the hand down now.
Getting all in is fine since opponents will often have hands like 76 for a pair + draw which we are ahead of.
Getting all in is fine since opponents will often have hands like 76 for a pair + draw which we are ahead of.
If V has a back door flush draw as well (which is very often the case), we are actually very slightly behind in equity. Of course, given the money already in the pot, it is certainly +cEV to still get it in there.
People tend to want to see flops, but folding preflop to the 3x is probably a little better.
Without reads, I would go for the checkraise. You want to get the money in. It is true, you are drawing thin against a set or straight, but you have to go for it.
