Nut straight on the turn, high stakes cash game

This quiz courtesy of HighStakesReport.com. This hand is taken from actual gameplay at the 300/600 NL game at Full Tilt

Game type: 300/600 NL cash, heads up
Your image: Aggressive
Misc notes:
Your hand: T♣9♦

The setup: This hand is taken from a recent match between well known pros Brian Townsend and David Benyamine. You are standing in for Townsend.

Preflop, Benyamine completes the SB and you check. The flop comes:

K♠8♦J♠

You lead out for 1200 and Benyamine raises you to 4800. You call and the turn makes your straight with the 7♥.

What’s your play out of position with the nut straight?

8 COMMENTS (Jump to comment form)

drhoho

I tend to agree with the staff, I voted bet small. Like 5-6k.
Also, if the oppponent doesnt raise, it smells like he migth be drawing to the flush. That would be a nice read to have on the river.

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matt tag

I voted bet strong – I’ve got a hand, I want this pot. He might call on his draw anyway and give you more money, but I don’t mind if he folds either.

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John B.

I’d prefer to check and see what he does. Maybe he takes a stab at it. Then go from there.

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Cristiano

Bad beats do happen, so one might be prepared for that rivered boat (the opponent would have a hard time fold ing anyway; even if an overbet came, I believe).
Putting that asside, I believe betting small is the best strattegy most of the time at this spot followed by a reasonable reraise. Nice play, bad beat.

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Adam

Bet strong, because two pair seems likely here (if he had a set, he would have bet preflop). Your only way to get burned is the full house. A flush draw doesn’t seem all that likely. I suppose he could be holding A-Q or Q-10 and that would still be a hell of a raise on the flop with a flush draw.

I guess he went all the way even with the check-raise, but perhaps a strong bet would indicate a made hand and induce a fold?

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tsifreak

Check raise. Thats to bad he hit the boat on the river thats BS and would have never seen it coming.

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Drooo82

Bet this one strongly. We have the nuts for now, but we still can easily be burned by the flush and full house which are very much possible in his range. Also the pot is relatively small compare to both stacks so build the pot now while we have the best hand and makes him pay alot for his draws.

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