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How would the donkey play the flush draw?

In order to make the most money possible, it is important to convince your opponent you are on the flush draw. A very good way to do that is to bet a small amount, a third or a quarter of the pot. Weak players use that trick to try and control the size of the flop bet, in order to have good odds for their flush draw.

If your opponent folds, he probably was on overcards and decided not to put a play on you. You would have made more money check-raising, but you would not have made a killing anyway.

The good case is when your opponent “cleverly” puts you on a flush draw, and tries to shut you out by putting a chunky raise. He might hold a big pair, or only overcards, and he puts you on a draw.

At that point, you come back with a massive all-in reraise. You do not mind that you are overbetting the pot. Actually, the huge overbet is great because so many players would play their draw like that.

You would be surprised how many calls you will get from not so strong hands at that point. I have even seen player call me with as little as overcards in that spot. They just went with their read!


Another one for the trickbox:

A similar idea is when you flop trips with position over a preflop raiser, on an Ace-high flop, with a two-flush showing.

Here, if the preflop raiser makes any sort of continuation bet, just go all-in. If you put yourself in your opponent’s shoes, the raise will look quite strange. If you had an Ace with a weak kicker, you would try to slow the action down. If you had a good Ace, you would try to trap or make a normal raise. If you had trips or two pairs, you would probably slowplay. After such a strange looking raise, your opponent will strongly consider that you are on the flush draw. If he happens to hold an Ace with a good kicker, you will often get a call out of suspicion, for all the money, being a 10-to-1 favorite!


Conclusion:

Obviously, being creative with huge hands is one of the toughest thing to do. Still, maximizing your big hands is key to success in NL Hold’em. The tricks presented here should double you up from time to times, so give it a go. And do not forget to flop trips!