Posted by Dr Fro 3:18 PM
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From : Mark
Sent : Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:00 AM
To : Fro
Subject : Mail Bag

We all know about the importance of position in Hold 'Em, but I wanted to relay a story from this past weekend at Harrah's in Lake Charles on how I used position in order to hit my nut flush.

In a $10-$20 game, I was dealt A9s on the button. 5 callers (including myself) paid $10 to see the flop. The flop gave me my four flush, but I didn't pair up. The guy in first position bet $10, and he was called by the other 3 people. I raised (on the button) making it $20 to go. My raise was made primarily for 3 reasons. First, I hoped to build a bigger pot, should I get my last spade and hit the nut flush. Second, I hoped to maybe scare off somebody holding an unpaired ace, should I only pair up later. And last, and most importantly, I hoped to get a free card on the river if I didn't hit my flush on the turn.

Everyone called my raise, and the pot was now $150. The turn didn't bring my flush, but just as I had hoped, all 4 players checked around to me on the button. I checked and got my free river card, which brought me the nut flush.

However, since everyone had expected me to bet on the turn, they weren't going to check around to me again. First person bets $20. Second raises to $40. Third calls $40. I raise to $60, and everyone calls except the guy in position one. Total pot was $410, and the nut flush took it.

Looking back, had I not raised on the flop, I could've been faced with a $20 or $40 bet on the turn and might have been forced to lay down the winning hand. - MJ
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note:
Betting the flop to get a free card on the turn on the button is a great move, and is even more valuable in big bet (PL+NL) poker, as the cost of the draw would often require a laydown -cf

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