Villan 1 ($55.15) is over aggro, plays way too many hands and always bets at you if checked
villan 2 ($220.20) is the ultimate CS and has a total inability to fold top or even middle pair he got a big stack drawing to an inside str8 against some unlucky soul with an over pair

I have $179 and open raise and both call. I piss and poo my self when the flop comes. how would you play this, the same just call down and raise the river or raise turn hoping at least the CS has TP

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No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players


Pre-flop: (5 players) epidemic is UTG with
epidemic raises to $4, CO calls, 2 folds, BB calls.

Flop: ($12.5, 3 players)
BB bets $1, epidemic calls, CO calls.

Turn: ($15.5, 3 players)
BB bets $4, epidemic calls, CO calls.

River: ($27.5, 3 players)
BB bets $8, epidemic raises to $25, CO calls, BB calls.

Results:
Final pot: $102.5

I think just calling the $1 flop bet is a mistake. That is a flop that someone (else) will have caught a piece of too - a $1 bet screams some sort of draw or made hand (hopefully involving ). I also think the turn call is weak for similar reasons.

You need to build a pot here and people with a draw or slowplaying a made flush will be only to happy to come along.

I think you raise flop for sure - pot is $13.50 - my guess is that a $3 raise is going to get called by anything and that anyone with any draw is going to call a $6 raise.

Even a $3 raise makes a big difference by the end of the hand.
If called pot on turn becomes $25 - if you can get them to chase 1/2 pot bet on turn that's another $36 and a pot sized bet on the end called (as they did) means the eventual pot is $210 or so (would be $244 but villian 1 will be all in).

Even if you still play the turn passively - let's say BB makes a $6 bet (instead of $4) that is just called round and then go for the pot sized CR on the river (as you did) that exra $3 flop raise would mean pots of
turn - $25
river- $43
SD - $172

I think shutting down like this on the flop when you hit a monster is a huge leak to be honest...

Excellent reply that is just the kind of thing I was looking for. I think this is a common mistake with alot of people when they flop a monster. they're stuck between betting and scaring people away but not betting so you only win a small pot.

I hadnt thought of only raising small and can see how it could significantly build the pot. I hate min or a bit over min raises and will often call them without thinking too much about them myself. even min raising folp and turn would have been alot better and not significantly increase their chance of folding yet building a bigger pot