Playing when a flush comes on the turn

[nflchad]

I don't get it. Why bet the river?

[Talking Poker]

This is one of those situations where you don't ALWAYS play it the same way, but I do typically like making the small bet on the river. You probably have the best hand, so it's a value bet. Also, if he has a hand that beats you (like two pair or a baby flush), I think he's more likely to just call your bet here than he is to raise you with something less than the nuts. So YOU get to decide the amount you are willing to invest on the river, instead of checking and letting him decide. In other words, if you are willing to call $18 on the end, why not go ahead and bet it yourself? There is a small chance he will fold a better hand than yours, but more importantly, it's a deterrant. You're not showing weakness, which he may pounce on with a hand WORSE than yours, forcing you to fold the winner. And there are a number of hands here worse than yours that will pay you off.

I like making a smallish bet on the end sometimes... in NL. In limit, I check and call this 100% of the time.

[PShabi]

Great post.

Badblood hit it on the head too. In the past, I put myself into some tough situations by checking on the river. I'm thinking back to a hand right now that is pissing me as I type!!!!!!!!!!

As soon as I laid down to his bet I could tell by his reaction that he pushed me off the best hand and I still think about it a year later.

[Zybomb]

So based on the responses here, which were similiar opinions to the way I would play this situation..... it just shows that flush draws can and do pay off even though they are obvious

This being said, why do so many people seem to be laying down these drawing hands to medium bets, stating that the draw is obvious and it cant pay off

Everyone who responded here (myself included) would pay the flush off in some fashion

PS: TP still waiting on your "I'll respond later" response to the original post dealing with this

[akajeff]

When your flush hits on the turn, if it is the nuts. its definitely a check or small bet to keep your player in the hand. However do not give away your hand. I would probably bet a low flush strong and see if someone chases a higher flush. When it hits on the turn CHECK OR BET A SMALL AMOUNT to keep the player in the pot!

[ytock]

yeh def theres nothing worse then overbetting and revealing ur hand after you've slow played it. however as has bin said earlier theres certain ways to bet the river, if theres just the 2 of u left, uv hit ur hand and have put ur opponant on a lesser hand, a small bet say 15-20% of the pot will intice ur opponent. Of course if he has position on u he could always overbet in which case id raise or push all in

[SirFWALGMan]

If your the guy with the flush draw, do you get paid off more often if you lets say re-raise the flop and act weak when your flush hits the turn? Disguise your hand? I have seen this work sometimes, and people try to bluff me off the nut flush and I take there entire stack.. I have also seen this backfire when a smart player re-raises me and I can not call.. Any idea's?

[drizzel_121]

dont mess with the flush it will kick you in the pants so hard you wont be playing for another week if you even think of playing that your stupid

[culver boy]

yeah flushes are by far the worst hand to get involved with...every one seems to get them, and often