How to play the nut flush draw

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There are several ways u can play a nut flush draw. Here are some of your options u may not have considered yet:

- U can just call one bet on the flop, and if ur flush didnt hit on the turn, fold on a larger second bet, or if ur opponent checks the turn, u can take over the betting lead.

- U could reraise on the flop, which is going to make it very hard for your opponent to call with anything less then top pair, plus this makes it also more likely he'll check the turn instead of firing another bet, which can give u a free card.

- U could go all in on the flop, this is a bit risky, but your opponent will need a really strong hand here to call. And if he does, remember, u still have a pretty good chance of winning the hand after all.

That beeing said, folding on a draw and waiting for a better spot to get ur chips in, is never a bad play!
Good luck!
 
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It is basic math. 9 cards of the remaining 47 cards complete the draw of the remaining 47 cards. Call it 19%. it really depends on the remaining stacks and the bet size.

Let's say you called 3BBs on the button with JTs. With 20 BBs left in both your stacks you check and the villain bets 1/2 pot. You need to call 3BBs to win 9BBs or 33%. If you call and hit you need to be sure the villain will call at least one more bet, otherwise you are losing money.

But say there are two villains and one bets and one calls. There are 15BBs in the pot and you only need to call 3BB more. You have the odds, no matter what happens. It gets way better if you have a straight draw too (6 more outs) or 2 over cards (6 more outs).

If you are short, with say 6 more BBs, than you can push. The villain will usually call 3 more so you are betting 6BBs to win 12 BBs, but get to see 2 cards. The odds of hitting at now 9/47 + 9/46 or 38%. Not bad.

The thing to remember is the villain only has a hand 35% of the time and sometimes he will fold.
 
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If I have position, I definitely like the reraise bet when I have the nut flush draw. This often will give me a free card on the turn or if I hit my draw, I can often play like I'm scared of this turn card and induce my opponent to try to bluff me on the river.
 
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Bear in mind if you are drawing to the nut flush you probably have at least one over card to the board as well. If you believe your over card is live this actually gives you 12 outs, and if you have two overs then you have 15 outs. In either case I don't think raising is a bad line at all. Just be prepared to re-evaluate the situation if your villain comes back over the top - is it a three suited board? how tight is the opponent? how big is the re-raise?

The trickiest part of this spot is knowing how clean your outs really are.
 
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When the board 3 cards of the same suit, and you have the ace of that suit, you can portray the nut flush, but you need a lot of place.
 
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Ill definitely re-raise or value bet in this position. Most of the cases(90%) I have raised pre-flop though so it looks like a normal bet, if they hit their high pair or holding pockets usually always can get a lot out of them especially on the turn when you have an opportunity to bet the pot and hope they chase (depends on your read of them, of course)
 
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Check it down if its a board in their pair range. A big bet screams flush.
 
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Try to hit the river.
Increase 1 bb max or just pay villain bets.
Re raise bets of the villain on the river.
Make cheer so the villain has a good hand but no better than yours. Lol.
 
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Math says to play them conservatively, as your chances of winning versus a made hand are roughly 35%. Strategy says to play them aggressively and push strong, since by raising, you give yourself two chances to win the pot — that is, if your opponents fold or if you draw out on them.
 
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Play aggressive, for realization your equity and fold equity opponent
 
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A nut flush draw is just that, a DRAW. A lot depends on your position and the amount of the bets as to whether you should call. I like to get to the river as cheap as possible.
 
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You want to limit the pot size accordingly. You want enough in the pot to pay you off if you hit it but you want to limit how much you lose if it doesn't come. If it's a nut flush draw and you have 2 over cards, make the pot heavier rather than just drawing only to a flush
 
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poker is important to make the right decision, sometimes it will be disadvantageous in terms of mathematics! But to have good implied odds! And sometimes vice versa! For this, I love poker! Where sometimes your intuition plays a crucial role!
 
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