How should I be playing this?

Ploppy33

I KNOW I went wrong all over the place on this one - totally lost concentration. Shame really as I had been doing ok up to this spot.

Was the Take on Tikay £2.20 tournament (???) and had been going for about 1 1/2 hrs. I was positioned top 3rd with 60 odd left. My opponent had been playing tight as was I (although I had opened up a bit for the last 5mins or so).

What should I do - continue to chase nut flush?, ditch it pre-flop?

I think I should not have bet the flop but thought I would lose control of hand if I didnt (did anyway)

Your thoughts please (PS go easy please still a beginner, On second thoughts let rip if u feel like it!)

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Ploppy33	Small blind		75.00	75.00	11675.00
DAVEYZZ	Big blind		150.00	225.00	1480.00
	Your hole cards	Q A
HERBERT175	Fold
SoLack	Fold
murphy06	Fold
dylan12	Raise		450.00	675.00	3747.50
Ploppy33	Call		375.00	1050.00	11300.00
DAVEYZZ	Fold
Flop
		6 8 5
Ploppy33	Bet		525.00	1575.00	10775.00
dylan12	Call		525.00	2100.00	3222.50
Turn
		5
Ploppy33	Bet		150.00	2250.00	10625.00
dylan12	Raise		1350.00	3600.00	1872.50
Ploppy33	Call		1200.00	4800.00	9425.00
River
		7
Ploppy33	Check
dylan12	All-in		1872.50	6672.50	0.00
Ploppy33	Fold
dylan12	Muck
dylan12	Win		4800.00		4800.00
dylan12	Return		1872.50	0.00	6672.50

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yb

I like 3bet/calling preflop - like raise to ~1.1k and call a shove if he comes over the top. This is especially good if you have an aggro image, which you should do really seeing as you have a big stack.

As played I think c/fing the flop is best.

Ploppy33

In Response to Re: How should I be playing this?:

I like 3bet/calling preflop - like raise to ~1.1k and call a shove if he comes over the top. This is especially good if you have an aggro image, which you should do really seeing as you have a big stack. As played I think c/fing the flop is best.
Posted by yb

My concern with 3-betting was that opponent had only been playing 1 out of 20 hands so far (he/she had played a hand aggresively earlier with AJ but against a fairly loose opponent). I did consider just folding but if as you say I make it 1100 should I call the all- in in 4 bet if it comes as looks like I'm behind now? Sorry I'm not great at analysing pot odds yet.

If I check/fold the flop isn't this automatically going to lose me the hand as I would think a continuation bet would be automatic? Time to cut my losses perhaps?

After making 2 mistakes already do I chase the flush once the 4th Diamond comes down? The bet of 150 was purely a "my time has run out - still dont know what to do, lets push a buttom at random & hope for the best" - skillful stuff eh?

donkeyplop

i would put him on an overpair to the board.

i would of called his pre flop raise then shut down on that flop!

Eagle26

def 3bet pre. as played c/f flop. why donk the flop? why bet 150 into a 2100 pot on the turn?

mattless

plenty of chips so calling pre is fine. Check/fold on flop or alternatively check raise if you want to test villian out, but once you get your answer it's still a fold, look for a better spot.