Top pair vs possible flush draw: What do I do?

pokerstars Game #39592395223: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25 USD) - 2010/02/11 19:46:59 UTC [2010/02/11 14:46:59 ET]
Table 'Ganymede X' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: ben-rhyno ($5.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Rowan1982 ($22.90 in chips)
Seat 3: ikbenlam ($24.30 in chips)
Seat 4: TYCOMOBUL ($25.10 in chips)
Seat 5: axlujo ($31.50 in chips)
Seat 6: gertpalle ($14.15 in chips)
TYCOMOBUL: posts small blind $0.10
axlujo: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ben-rhyno [Ks Ad]
gertpalle: folds
ben-rhyno: raises $1 to $1.25
Rowan1982: folds
ikbenlam: folds
TYCOMOBUL: calls $1.15
axlujo: folds
*** FLOP *** [5s Kh 3s]
TYCOMOBUL: checks
ben-rhyno: bets $1.25
TYCOMOBUL: raises $3.25 to $4.50
ben-rhyno: ?????

1. Why are you playing with 25 BBs?
2. Do you have any reads, stats or history with villain? Why do you put him on a flush draw?
3. Do you really think you're doing anything other than shoving with TPTK with
13 BBs left and getting almost 3-1?

This should probably be in Hand Analysis...

Any reads on Villain? This is almost always a set, a combo draw, or a flush draw - against some Villains (aggressive ones), I'd re-raise or call, against others I'd fold (passive ones).

If Villain's a really huge fish, it might be Kx - he ought to be worried you have AK, but a superfish won't be thinking about your hand.

Duh, broke one of my own rules and didn't look at stack sizes - insta shove as baudib says.

Yeh I've caught him chasing a few times (flushes) at showdown and he seems to play any two suited cards. Maybe I should add that villain is aggressive.

I ended up shoving.
And he flipped As Js

Did he catch or not?
You did the right thing by pushing especially because of your stack size your getting called 100% just have to hope its the flush draw and not a set or 2 pair.

Many draws. I would not fold here. odds are not bad

Yeh he rivered a spade unfortunately

Why are you playing ss at 25 nl?
It's best to keep yourself topped off at all times 100bb so you don't get in sticky situations- not that this is all that sticky but your options become much more limited when you play this shallow in chips.

Fold. He might be on a flush draw. It would be a great laydown...

I always hate your situations but usually odds can be on your side if you have good reads on the villain. You also got yourself in a mess with the low stack

The small stack doesn't complicate things, it simplifies them. That's why you don't want the short stack because it makes it easier for the other guy (who should be a worse player) to make fewer mistakes.

Simple situation here, you've got TPTK and are facing a less than pot sized all in shove. Insta-call, if the other guy turns over something better or outdraws you then it's a cooler but you'll lose a lot more money in the long term by folding here.