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Originally posted by: SlipperyPete
Maybe you would have been better served just calling on the flop because your reraise would not have gotten out the drawing hands but a raise on the turn would have made it a lot tougher for them to call...
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I disagree.
Normally, this would be correct. But in this case, since there was a bet and a raise before it got to our hero, he gets to drive the price up to $9, which is almost as good as two bets on the turn. The difference is so minor, it doesn't pay to wait.
Also, with the BB and UTG+1 doing the betting, a raise on the turn won't force anyone to make a decision for two bets cold--another reason to start jamming on the flop.
If I'm in that spot, I raise pre-flop. If I do this, I probably won't be confronted on the flop with the sort of action we see here. But if I was, I'd three-bet the flop.
In a tough game, I'd check the river. But in the game you describe, I'd bet it once, and pay off any raises that might arise.