Second pair with flush draw, NL Rebuy Tournament

Game type: 10 rebuy NL Tournament
Your image: Very loose-aggressive
Stage of tourney: Middle stages, well past re-buys but still a-ways from the money
Avg stack: Around 30k
Misc notes: You’ve been stealing a lot with the big stack
Your hand: K♦9♦

Preflop: Table folds around to Player G on the button who raises the minimum making it 1600. The SB folds and you call from the BB. The flop hits all around your hand with

T♦9♥2♦

Flop: You lead out for 3k looking to take the pot down on the spot, Player G min raises making it 6k to go. You:

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mary

I like to raise here and let him make the decision now. I want to chances to hit my flush without second guessing my decision. Putting him all-in risks less than 20% of my stack, and I have a lot of outs coming. Make him make a decision for his tournament life.

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lespat

I don’t think there’s any way you can call. I think you have to raise. DHQ is right, a scare card could cost you the pot and you’re probably a coinflip at worst here. Get the chips in!

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Bill

Check-raise the flop to begin with. Don’t lead into the preflop raiser.

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Kyle

Put him to the test. You’ve built up a nice stack and nows your chance to take some chances. You’re not drawing dead to any hand right now. Worst case hes got a set. or two pair. AQdiamonds also possible but would he put all his chips in on a draw. You are a favorite on that hand. Go for it make your opponent cringe when he calls with three jacks and goes down to your flush

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aaronc

you would be suprized how much fold equity you find when you push that allin button.
I cant tell you how many times i push thinking there is no way they will fold now and they do…

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ripp

call, then check raise him on the turn, you have 5x the chips he does. you want to see cheap cards but you dont want him to, if the turn is any help to you check then reraise all in

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Sam N

i would definitely raise him here. if you smooth call, he will kill you with an allin on the turn putting you just on a flush draw and your outs have diminished considerably on the turn if you dont make your flush. Just calling out here is more like giving up on the hand. a better option if more confusing is just fold but i have made more than 700 in a 1-2 NL game playing my pair with a K high flush draw hitting my trips on the river missing my flush altogether. others had AA and 2 pair on the flop and i had them crushed on the river.

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