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Looking for advice on draws please.
I have a diary on poker chat, re-named to pain in the cash,
looking to try this format and stick to cash and mainly cash, over 3 sites, so looking for advice on this,
starting at the lower levels and try to build and stick to a plan.
the main advice is how to approach flopped straight draws and mainly flush draws, when should I let them go and when should I get it in, my last 2 small session have been in profit but I still think there Is many leaks that need fixed.
and advice will be much appreciated and hope can discipline myself to take note and stick to the plan.
thanks.
there is hands posted on my diary of these sorts of hands, if you could have a look.
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Things to consider is, how strong do you think your opponent is, eg bet sizing tells.
Are you getting the right odds?
How strong is the draw/ nut flush, or lower flush?
quick example:
flop: AcJc4d
for the sake of simplicity we face a villain who raises the following range and cbets 100% on this board:
A2+, K7+, 22+, 5x6x+, 7x9x+, Jx8x+, 7x8y+, Jy9x+
when we have K8o we have 48% equity against villains cbetting range
when we have 5c6c we have only 38% equity
however we will be able to realise our equity more effciently with the flush draw, and it will capture more than its share of the pot. that is on average we will cpature more than 38% of the pot, the reverse will be true of K8o.
so we really shouldnt be folding often on flops. even if villain bets big, because draws do better than their equity share and capture more of the pot, we can call most bets. when they hit they hit the nuts, or near to it. and it's really f-king good to have the nuts in a big pot. with K high much of its value is weak showdown value and it can improve only to a bluff catcher. its hard to realise equity share also.
because of their pot equity, draws bluff well. they make our bluffs cheaper and so they dont have to work as often and as we can make a very strong hand our bluffs will be more profitable. [our ev of betting is comprised of fold equity and pot equity, so when we have a draw we dont need as much fold equity to make a bet profitable]
obviously we dont want to always bluff with draws [as thinking players will know that you dont have a flush when you call and a third club hits], but having a good semi-bluff range when you have fold equity can be good. but you do want to do it when you think you have fold equity. in the example above, you may not want to check-raise AJx boards as you dont rep the ace well and villain can put you in a spot with his value where you are putting all the money in with 32% equity.
also if you have some showdown value to go with your draw then it can be good to simply call with draws. esp if you think villain is passive and will allow you to get to showdown for one or two bets max.
note that draws with overcards / pairs often have tremendous equity against top pair holdings. you can call or semi-bluff with these holdings depending on stack-size, format, villain tendencies etc. often they will be a slight favorite in the pot v most one-pair holdings.