1/3 Flopped Little Flush vs Pressure
The gist of the story:
1/3 8handed 500 effective
We have 5d6d in BB
Open 15 comes from early position
Two calls, I call
Flop
I think Pre is a fold even though you close action.
OOP sucks in general in No Limit, but SCs are some of the hardest to play OOP. I'd rather call with 44 here that 56 suited. Post flop is generally gonna be easier OOP with PPs than SCs.
You play suited connectors for the somewhat hidden flush and straight possibilities that can stack opponents. In this case you flopped perfect, got lots of action, and then folded. So if you’re going to fold the perfect flop, why did you play them in the first place?
Folding pre is fine too.
It's tempting to play the hand preflop. And you didn't drive to the casino to fold. Agree that it's the "right" play to fold but I'd also prob call and play bingo.
I think BTN easily has a flush here a lot. Something like T8s wants to get more money in before the board pairs or 4-flushes. I'd think a set or two pair might play more cautiously (even tho with the Ace out there, made flushes are rarer). Folding to the raise seems fine. I'd continue against the PFR if everyone else folded.
I fold pre and if I'm made to call, I fold to this action OTF. We often face better flushes, mixed with sets and NFDs i.e. hands that either crush us or are very live against us.
EDIT
Full disclosure, I probably fold pre on my A-game and call if I'm bored.
I think Pre is a fold even though you close action.
OOP sucks in general in No Limit, but SCs are some of the hardest to play OOP. I'd rather call with 44 here that 56 suited. Post flop is generally gonna be easier OOP with PPs than SCs.
I agree that getting involved was questionable being OOP and it turned into a complicated fold, making me more apt to fold next time and pick a better spot.
Sometimes, when I think I can read the other players well, I get out of line. Obviously, I didn’t read my opponents well, but I didn’t make any big mistakes. Understand that if I never get out of line, I will not get action, but this was not a good spot to get in light
Got a flop that should have been good for me, and ended up forced to gamble. I don’t like to gamble, when I don’t have to, so it was a mistake. However, with reasonable pressure, I could have made this hand work.
Was mostly trying to decide whether a little made flush facing aggression from 2players was worth pursuing. I got my answer: no, a bigger flush is possible and/or a draw to a bigger flush is also possible
Fold and live to fold again
58% equity in a 3-way pot is crushing... it is as profitable as being a 87% favorite in a heads-up pot. 3-ways, we risk $500 and we win $1000 profit when we hold. 58% of the time we win $1000 that's $580 and we lose $500 42% of the time -$210 netting +$370Heads up, we risk $500 and if we win $500 87% of the time that's $435 and we lose $500 13% of the time -$65 = $370. Same $50
I'm not sure if you're disagreeing with me, but we need 33% equity and have 58%, whereas if we were against a smaller flush we would have ~0%. So we need to be right -- that means not be against a larger flush -- more than half of the time. If we're right half the time, then our actual equity is 0.5*58%+0.5*0%=29%, which is less than 33%. This was the point I was making. (And I think we're actually against a larger flush here more than half the time given the action, which is why I think folding is correct.)
