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How often you guys call a gutshot to the nuts? What if it is the pot size bet? Let's $1-2, pot is 20, and he bets 20. But he has a stack of 200.
 
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Calling here is generally pretty bad. The reason is even if you hit you may not get paid enough to justify a call. On the surface it looks close, but SPR is high, so even moderately decent players are not going to stack off with just an over pair. The only hands that will go to war are sets, two pair, and MAYBE a big pair that picks up a nut or near nut flush draw on the turn. All of these hands have enough equity when you do spike your straight to SUBSTANTIALLY reduce your implied odds.

If you are going to chase a gut shot, you NEED more money behind, smaller bets up front, or additional outs such as over cards or back door (high) flushes. In position you might be able to credibly bluff the turn if it is checked to you. If that is the case calling might be ok.
 
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You rarley got the odds to chase a gutshot, like you need really good odds to chase a gutshot. specially if you're against a lag or tag
 
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Fold please. You'll be pot committed and will be tempted to call the next street.
 
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If you're feeling lucky then why not call sometimes. But generally it's not good to be drawing on gutshot as chances are slim against a made hand.
 
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Chasing nothing but a gut shot is almost always a fool's errand. It's one of those leaks that gets exploited very fast. Chasing any weak draw without other types of outs in general isn't really a winning play.
 
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8% of the time it works every time
 
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Chances are pretty slim,only call if you got the right price.
 
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Gut shots are exactly what they are called. You get the feeling of a bullet shooting you in the gut, why did I not fold, especially the situation that you described. I´d save my 20. Most cases you lose.
 
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The situation you describe is a fold every single time.

For me there are 5 conditions to chase a gutshot on the flop.

1. Its a multi way pot.
2. We are in position.
3. We are drawing to the nuts.
4. Its a rainbow board.
5. The bet is less than the pot.

Needless to say we should be relatively deep stacked but you know this already.

I am pretty much never chasing a gut shot on the turn unless the bet is really small and all above conditions are still satisfied.

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I dont think it will pay off in the long run. But really depending on position and pot worth every once in a while. The only time i really chase gutshots is if i am winning like every other hand, and up a lot of money
 
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The situation you describe is a fold every single time.

For me there are 5 conditions to chase a gutshot on the flop.

1. Its a multi way pot.
2. We are in position.
3. We are drawing to the nuts.
4. Its a rainbow board.
5. The bet is less than the pot.

Needless to say we should be relatively deep stacked but you know this already.

I am pretty much never chasing a gut shot on the turn unless the bet is really small and all above conditions are still satisfied.

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I'll do it if I have a few of these criteria met
1. I have a pair (drawing for trips/two pair as well)
2. I have two overcards
3. the bet is small
4. I'm feeling lucky

For some reason I always seem to hit runner runner straights when I fold and never hit a gutshot when I play
 
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I'll do it if I have a few of these criteria met
1. I have a pair (drawing for trips/two pair as well)
2. I have two overcards
3. the bet is small
4. I'm feeling lucky

For some reason I always seem to hit runner runner straights when I fold and never hit a gutshot when I play



the two overcards I do agree with... Make note it's always best to be drawing to the higher straight and never want to be drawing to the lower straight and lose our stack against higher :)
 
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It is a completely different situation facing a bet with a gutshot on the flop in comparison to the turn. If it is on the flop, think about what cards can come on the turn which you can continue to another barrel on. Will a pair give you a lot of equity, backdoor draws? E.G. flop is 762, you have 108 which is a gutshot to the nuts. You can call a lot of bets on this board as most likely a 10, 8 or 9 will be good.
Another Example: K87 and you have 106, here calling with a gutshot isn't the best, because both pairs which you hit won't give you confidence in having the bst hand and even the straight can be counterfeited with river Q,J,10, let alone the fact he may have J10
You have to consider whether the villain is doing this move with AK or not, whether there is bluffs in his range which you may have seen him do previously.
 
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Fold that gargabe unless your playing on bovada and you are in their illuminati club. Gutshots come about 80% of the time then, at least if I'm the guy with top set.
 
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Only one thing you must do, fold...and lets play next hand
 
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