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Flush and straight draw in Texas
2008-08-20

You get 98 of spades UTG and call. Three more players see the flop, one of which is the big blind.

The flop comes 7 6 2.

The big blind and you both check. The next player bets pot and it's folded to you. You check-raise pot with your draw and your opponent goes all-in. 25 % of your stack is in the pot already, and you have slightly less than him.

Do you make the call?





No, I fold
It's easy to calculate odds here. Against a hand distribution containing AKs-ATs, KQs-KJs, QJs, JTs (spades only), 98, 77, 66, 22, you'll about break even. You have a 40 % chance against a set, and 60 % against AKs for instance.

Although your opponent may very well have a set - in fact, it's likely - it's easy to make the call here. There's so much money in the pot already, that 40 % is enough for you.

Yes, I call (correct)
It's easy to calculate odds here. Against a hand distribution containing AKs-ATs, KQs-KJs, QJs, JTs (spades only), 98, 77, 66, 22, you'll about break even. You have a 40 % chance against a set, and 60 % against AKs for instance.

Although your opponent may very well have a set - in fact, it's likely - it's easy to make the call here. There's so much money in the pot already, that 40 % is enough for you.



Result:

No, I fold 17%
Yes, I call 83%

Totally 924 vote(s)