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Originally Posted by garicasha
Middle position, I make it $10 at 1/2 live, only $100 deep, 3 callers (one of whom I think had limped previously).
I have more details but I don't want to bias things too much, what's an outline of how I want this to go?
And specifically:
--What if another Ace shows on Turn or River?
--Are there any cards I don't want to see?
--What if a fourth heart shows?
--What if it's just two bricks?
No matter what happens, you should just be betting, and honestly this is not a spot you should be worrying about. If anyone has something (including a big heart) they will call, and if they don't they won't. If they have the flush, you still have outs.
But more importantly, you have $40 in the pot and only $90 left and 3 opponents. You could possibly lose another 45BB here if you are somehow beat, but you stand to win a lot more than that if you can get people to call bets. You are the initial raiser - they aren't going to be betting for you. If you want to win their money you are going to have to do the betting.
What if they all fold? Big deal. That means they don't have anything. People at 1/2 live don't like to fold, but they are fine with checking and taking free cards. Don't give them free cards because they are liable to get a hidden 2-pair or bink a set straight or set, and you'll be left wondering how you could have lost. As I said, if they already have you beat, so be it. Not the end of the world, and you can still hit your flush.