I understand what you are saying... but now look at the other side. MOST of the time, he's not going to make his flush and you are going to take down the pot - and you will have gotten 1.5 more big bets out of him along the way than if you had pushed in (extreme example) on the flop and he folded. You are basically risking 1.5 more bets yourself vs his 1.5 more bets (even money) and he's not getting even money odds on his draw.
I've never tried to explain this before, so I'm probably doign a crappy job, but do ou see what I'm getting at? And yes, I realize there is already preflop money in the pot and THAT is what you are trying to take down with your NL play, but I'm trying to give you another way to look at this.
Ok, how about this: How about when YOU are on the other side of this situation? Now you have the odds to draw to that same flush, right? So that particular situation is a wash. But *you* know not to draw to a gutshot, where a lot of your opponents do not. So that's where you gain an edge.
Make less mistakes than your opponents, and you'll make money in the long run.
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12-22-05, 11:00 PM
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