Flush over Flush


I might 3-bet this hand vs. looser opener, but even with position, a suited ace and a decent kicker, I do not think I am ahead of his UTG open range. This hand is an important reminder that not all flushes are created equal. I don’t think his calling from the blinds is bad. But when he shoves the turn, what does he expect I will be calling with? I am not calling with a 5, so that leaves boats and bigger flushes. Now it’s true he could have a boat, but wouldn’t his hand be basically the nuts? If it is, then wouldn’t shoving still be bad? If he has a full house on the turn, he would have raised the flop. As it was, he was drawing dead to T high flushes and better.

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