That's what I do would do most of the time

Hand 2 I would raise the flop for a free card, you only risk losing 1 customer here. That was a great turn card for you, I may be tempted to bet it again if the players in the hand were decent, if they are your normal passive parade I would just take the free card and hope to hit one of your outs.

As played I would probably just call unless this guy has been making some laydowns earlier in the session.

Hand 1 the guy had 910o (!) and won with two pair. I probably shouldn't even have posted it because to me it is more of a bad beat against an idiot, but the other good player at the table said he would have slowed down on the flop and checked the river fearing a set or two pair. My (silent of course)attitiude at the time was "learn how to play poker" but then after I went home started to wonder. I was wondering if maybe I was chip spewing, but I guess most would play it the same.

Hand 2 I raised and won when I hit my flush on the river and bet and he called. He had AQ.
I didn't raise the flop because I was salivating at having CO in the hand because he called to the river almost every time with even bottom pair, and I had raised the previous hand with a flush draw three handed, checked the turn, and didn't improve on the river and showed a busted flush at the free showdown. I thought I would switch it up a little since it was just the previous hand, I didn't want someone reraising putting me on a draw and costing me more. So I stand by that decision.

I think raising the turn was a mistake because I had ZERO fold equity in the hand against the SB. He wasn't betting out into a field of limpers with nothing, and probably not just on a draw - probably a made hand - so my raise wasn't mathmatically correct.

The reason I posted is that the same guy that criticized hand 1 kept gushing about what a great raise it was, and after the hand was over I thought it was kinda pointless since I had no fold equity and no showdown value unimproved.

Thanks for the thoughts, ya all.
I guess one of my conclusions should be the the guy next to me isn't as good as I thought he was!!!

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Hand 1 - the guy coldcalls with 9-To That's more than a bit loose!

Hand 2 - AQ - so I was right, he was betting second pair! I wouldn't be so quick to condem the raise on the turn. You had flush and str8 draws so a raise here could very well be a value bet and although you may think you don't have fold equity, it does set up for firing a second shot on a missed river or at least a check-thru for a free showdown whichever you choose.

So, what was the coach charging for all that free advice?

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Well, tbe problem is that it is not really a free showdown if I am showing down 6 high. I had to improve to have any showdown hand, and with no fold equity there is no mathmatical reason to raise the turn, at least that is how I see it. Not 100% sure of course, which is why I posted the hand.

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