Part of my game I'm sure needs improvement but i'm not sure on, thought i'd seek here for advice.

It's usually in the form of having loose players pre flop limp in when i have average cards, but then i get top pair on the flop with a decent kicker, however there are two suited cards on the board and I'm OOP. I then usually lead out with a 3/4 to pot sized bet and get one caller. On the turn, a 3rd suited card comes.....


Now, what do I do? The lone caller had wrong pot odds, but the right implied odds to call to chase flush. They usually loose so it's fair to put them on two suited cards. I tend to check, but i feel this shows weakness and then they are able to bet to simply represent the flush. However if I lead out with another pot sized bet i find myself often faced with an over the top reraise, or get a caller and then checking the river and paying off the flush.


Thoughts? I try to play TAG but feel like im paying people off when they hit their draw.

bet bigger if you feel they are chasing a flush.

Bump... any more suggestions?

What about if i cbet the flop and get called, and get a safe card on the turn? Bet again or hope to check it down?

If you are playing against bad, loose players then it is unlikely they are observant enough to notice that you will always fold when someone bets a flush card. This means there is no reason to believe you will be targetted for this as you may be at high stakes vs very good players.

Tip 1. Play less hands from early position and more from late positon. This means you will be able to control the size of the pot more easily and not have o show weakness before te other player acts.

Tip 2. If you are playing a hand like top pair from Out of Position I would suggest simply check-folding almost every time the flush card hits unless you have reads on players. Sometimes call with a very strong hand such as a set and make notes on what they had.

If you see someone playing J6s and calling potsize bets on a flush draw and getting paid off on river by someone else then make a note on him. Be more inclined to give him credit for a flush in future. If you see someone get called down by someone else bluffing a flsh card, be less inclined to give him credit for the flush in future.