Post by wayneomac on Aug 10, 2006 0:50:29 GMT -4
I would like to share my two cents on some things I think about poker and wouldnt mind if people thought they agreed or disagred with. First thing is Drawing Dirty as i like to call it.
What i mean by drawing dirty is if you are drawing to a hand that wouldnt be the nuts or the best possible hand value. For instance dont draw to a straight if the flop is 56J of hearts. yes your 78 of clubs is an opened draw that has 8 outs but in al reality even if you do not think anyone flopped the flush 2 of your outs are pretty much out the window due to the fact that if the 9 or 4 of hearts hits there is a 1 card flush on the board and you have 2 clubs. Same thing goes for drawing to either a straight or a flush with a pair on the board. Maybe no one flopped a boat but if they did hit trips some of your fush or straight outs will be out the window plus you maybe drawing dead already. The moral of the story is only call a bet to draw to a hand if your hand can beat whatever is already out there.
What i mean by drawing dirty is if you are drawing to a hand that wouldnt be the nuts or the best possible hand value. For instance dont draw to a straight if the flop is 56J of hearts. yes your 78 of clubs is an opened draw that has 8 outs but in al reality even if you do not think anyone flopped the flush 2 of your outs are pretty much out the window due to the fact that if the 9 or 4 of hearts hits there is a 1 card flush on the board and you have 2 clubs. Same thing goes for drawing to either a straight or a flush with a pair on the board. Maybe no one flopped a boat but if they did hit trips some of your fush or straight outs will be out the window plus you maybe drawing dead already. The moral of the story is only call a bet to draw to a hand if your hand can beat whatever is already out there.