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cj2327
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This question is a bit general, but bear with me if you can. I have come across this situation a number of times in microstakes games recently, and I don't want to narrow it to a single hand.
Here's the scenario: There's been little action preflop, so the pot is very small (4BB or so) and the effective stacks are high (100BB). I've flopped a gutshot with no overcards, and someone has bet half the pot. Barring something unusual, I've got 4 outs here and no reason to like any other card. I've got no where near the pot odds I need to call but if I could win a stack every time I hit my straight, I'd have way more than the implied odds I need. Obviously the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
How do you play this? I've been folding here generally, unless it looks to be unusually sweet if I hit (for example, 2 callers behind me and no flush potential), in which case I might call. But I feel like I'm leaving money on the table every time I see it hit and watch someone take down a pot with 2 pair. Thoughts?
Here's the scenario: There's been little action preflop, so the pot is very small (4BB or so) and the effective stacks are high (100BB). I've flopped a gutshot with no overcards, and someone has bet half the pot. Barring something unusual, I've got 4 outs here and no reason to like any other card. I've got no where near the pot odds I need to call but if I could win a stack every time I hit my straight, I'd have way more than the implied odds I need. Obviously the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
How do you play this? I've been folding here generally, unless it looks to be unusually sweet if I hit (for example, 2 callers behind me and no flush potential), in which case I might call. But I feel like I'm leaving money on the table every time I see it hit and watch someone take down a pot with 2 pair. Thoughts?