Mikeisanace777
Rock Star
Silver Level
We all know pot odds and hand ranges but is reverse play sometimes a proper strategy? For instance you have 88 and the flop is 8-a-3 two clubs on board you have no clubs. The proper play is to protect your hand when someone has a medium to large stack,but is it ever to just better to check and avoid disaster?
A few scenarios play out you bet to protect your hand but 2 guys have flush draws and call they miss entirely you bet large again they fold, or call and you get max-value when they miss entirely on the river. Option 2 is you check turn rolls a club you check again and maybe fold losing the minimum or call to fill up assuming your now behind. Behind is the key here we all love set's but when the tuns rolls to a probable straight or flush then in essence your hand is now worse than the previous flush draw only with more implied odds from a larger pot.
I think I like the check play better many times guys aren't on the nut flush draw and wont bet enough when they hit their flush,or not enough as a turn bluff. This prices you in cheaply enough to continue without re raise possibilities and floats the hand to a flush/fill up for you! Because you look timid the villians might place you on a good ace fearing the flush and could bet huge when you actually fill up vs their river flush what's your take?
A few scenarios play out you bet to protect your hand but 2 guys have flush draws and call they miss entirely you bet large again they fold, or call and you get max-value when they miss entirely on the river. Option 2 is you check turn rolls a club you check again and maybe fold losing the minimum or call to fill up assuming your now behind. Behind is the key here we all love set's but when the tuns rolls to a probable straight or flush then in essence your hand is now worse than the previous flush draw only with more implied odds from a larger pot.
I think I like the check play better many times guys aren't on the nut flush draw and wont bet enough when they hit their flush,or not enough as a turn bluff. This prices you in cheaply enough to continue without re raise possibilities and floats the hand to a flush/fill up for you! Because you look timid the villians might place you on a good ace fearing the flush and could bet huge when you actually fill up vs their river flush what's your take?