How to Win a Big Pot With a Backdoor Draw
Know what a backdoor flush draw is and do an internet search of this term., Examine your cards, there are only two possibilities: you either have one or two of your hole cards of the three to a flush., If the turn is the fourth card to your flush...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Know what a backdoor flush draw is and do an internet search of this term.
A backdoor flush draw is a situation where on the flop you have three cards to a flush and need two more of your flush cards to make your flush. -
Step 2: Examine your cards
You have either: ♥-♣ on a flop of ♥-♥-♠ or ♥-♥ on a flop of ♥-♣-♠ , ♥-♣ on a board of ♥-♥-♠-♥, continue on. ♥-♥ on a board of ♥-♣-♠-♦, fold. , If you did not complete your flush
- fold. ♥-♣ on a board of ♥-♥-♠-♥-♥, bet, raise and reraise. ♥-♣ on a board of ♥-♥-♠-♥-♣, fold, a flush is a hand with five cards of the same suit. , With a pot with $23 call a $1 bet, with a pot with $46 call a $2 bet and so on. , Having done this, when you must make a decision, at the flop, to continue with a backdoor flush draw, you should have a quality hand.
One or both of your hole cards should be an ace or a king.
A♥-K♣ on a flop of 8♥-T♥-6♠
- continue K♥-Q♥ on a flop of T♥-2♠-3♣
- continue J♦-T♦ on a flop of 4♦-K♣-T♣
- fold , A♣-J♣ on a board of J♦-K♥-2♣-A♠.
When you have a made hand, like a two pair, you should continue.
Even if, by the betting, you think another player has a set of kings, continue to the river because you are not totally sure of that and because two pairs is a drawing hand too.
With your two pairs, two aces and two jacks would beat a set of kings or a straight.
Q♣-J♣ on a flop of A♣-9♥-5♠
- continue you have a second, nut backdoor flush draw. , Q♥-J♥ on a flop of T♥-2♠-5♦.
A backdoor straight draw adds to the strength of your backdoor flush draw.
Read the section on outs in "Small Stakes Hold 'em".
J♠-T♠ on a flop of A♠-8♣-6♦.
The backdoor flush draw is not strong, but add the value of two gapped backdoor straight draws to it:
J♠-T♠-A♠ and J-T♠-8♣. , You want to see the turn for a bet and not for two or three bets.
Use caution in pursuing a backdoor flush draw from early positions and with aggressive players yet to act -
Step 3: there are only two possibilities: you either have one or two of your hole cards of the three to a flush.
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Step 4: If the turn is the fourth card to your flush draw - continue and if not fold.
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Step 5: On the river
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Step 6: if you complete your flush: bet or raise.
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Step 7: On the flop
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Step 8: you must have at least 23:1 pot odds when calling a bet.
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Step 9: Preflop
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Step 10: play with hands appropriate to your position and to the table you are playing on.
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Step 11: Make a few exceptions to the above guidelines: Pot odds: with pot odds of 22:1
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Step 12: call a bet if the players after you are loose and you are sure they will not raise.
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Step 13: Add value to your backdoor flush draw
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Step 14: on the flop
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Step 15: with more outs.
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Step 16: Use caution when the flop is paired such as Q♦-Q♥-5♣ or connected T♦-9♠-J♥
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Step 17: and you are anticipating betting and raising.
Detailed Guide
A backdoor flush draw is a situation where on the flop you have three cards to a flush and need two more of your flush cards to make your flush.
You have either: ♥-♣ on a flop of ♥-♥-♠ or ♥-♥ on a flop of ♥-♣-♠ , ♥-♣ on a board of ♥-♥-♠-♥, continue on. ♥-♥ on a board of ♥-♣-♠-♦, fold. , If you did not complete your flush
- fold. ♥-♣ on a board of ♥-♥-♠-♥-♥, bet, raise and reraise. ♥-♣ on a board of ♥-♥-♠-♥-♣, fold, a flush is a hand with five cards of the same suit. , With a pot with $23 call a $1 bet, with a pot with $46 call a $2 bet and so on. , Having done this, when you must make a decision, at the flop, to continue with a backdoor flush draw, you should have a quality hand.
One or both of your hole cards should be an ace or a king.
A♥-K♣ on a flop of 8♥-T♥-6♠
- continue K♥-Q♥ on a flop of T♥-2♠-3♣
- continue J♦-T♦ on a flop of 4♦-K♣-T♣
- fold , A♣-J♣ on a board of J♦-K♥-2♣-A♠.
When you have a made hand, like a two pair, you should continue.
Even if, by the betting, you think another player has a set of kings, continue to the river because you are not totally sure of that and because two pairs is a drawing hand too.
With your two pairs, two aces and two jacks would beat a set of kings or a straight.
Q♣-J♣ on a flop of A♣-9♥-5♠
- continue you have a second, nut backdoor flush draw. , Q♥-J♥ on a flop of T♥-2♠-5♦.
A backdoor straight draw adds to the strength of your backdoor flush draw.
Read the section on outs in "Small Stakes Hold 'em".
J♠-T♠ on a flop of A♠-8♣-6♦.
The backdoor flush draw is not strong, but add the value of two gapped backdoor straight draws to it:
J♠-T♠-A♠ and J-T♠-8♣. , You want to see the turn for a bet and not for two or three bets.
Use caution in pursuing a backdoor flush draw from early positions and with aggressive players yet to act
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