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REDVAN · 04-03-2009, 04:16 PM

Is CP a poker hotbed? Do a lot of you guys play at the casinos?

I would have bet half my stack, but frankly, if you're holding the royal flush and you only hit the flush on the river, why are you even in the hand? You should not have been betting on the flop nor the turn, and really should be folding out when the other guys are betting...

I'd need to know what the flop cards were... did 2 for the flush come on the flop? If so, then 1st to act should bet, and then see what happens. He has to assume pairs or trips in the people who call (depending on bet size, maybe the straight draw), if he has the big flush draw.

Turn comes, it's a rag so he HAS to check here, or at least maintain the small bet, hoping the other players doubt their strength. When they call, and then the final card comes to complete his nuts, he checks. It doesn't matter what he does here, because the other players know he has, at the very least, the nut flush, based on the previous action.

I don't really know if this is how it went down, but I think it was a smart poker move. Either way he gets to show his royal flush and win the bonus. The other players should have folded to any bet on that river.

04-03-2009, 04:16 PM	#36
REDVAN Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	Is CP a poker hotbed? Do a lot of you guys play at the casinos? I would have bet half my stack, but frankly, if you're holding the royal flush and you only hit the flush on the river, why are you even in the hand? You should not have been betting on the flop nor the turn, and really should be folding out when the other guys are betting... I'd need to know what the flop cards were... did 2 for the flush come on the flop? If so, then 1st to act should bet, and then see what happens. He has to assume pairs or trips in the people who call (depending on bet size, maybe the straight draw), if he has the big flush draw. Turn comes, it's a rag so he HAS to check here, or at least maintain the small bet, hoping the other players doubt their strength. When they call, and then the final card comes to complete his nuts, he checks. It doesn't matter what he does here, because the other players know he has, at the very least, the nut flush, based on the previous action. I don't really know if this is how it went down, but I think it was a smart poker move. Either way he gets to show his royal flush and win the bonus. The other players should have folded to any bet on that river. __________________ REDVAN!