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Originally Posted by DalTXColtsFan
out of curiosity why wouldn't you play the free card play on the flop? There's only one villain behind us and even if he calls or reraises we have a ton of equity.
I'd have raised here, too. Your flush draw comes in about 1/3 of the time, and so you've got equity with two players in the pot already. But a flop raise here is really about shutting out other players to make them fold their equity in a big pot.
But calling isn't a terrible play. With only two players in the pot ahead of you and players still to act behind, it's not unreasonable to try to keep them in (given that you're drawing to the nut flush). I suspect it's less profitable than raising, but it's not as clear as if BB bet and it was called all the way to you (4 players already in the pot).
There was a discussion a long time ago about ROI and leveraging your money, but in limit hold'em it doesn't really play that strongly. The ultimate goal is to make the most profitable decision, not the decision that has the highest ROI.