Moving in With a Draw

Hi,

I have a question about pushing or calling all in with a draw. Hope you can help me with this one.

For an instance, I was at .25/50c no limit cash table online and I was dealt A/8H. Then, I was given the chance to limp in. Finally, the flop came 9s/ 5h / 7h. Well, the first player to act raised $2 and so as I result I re-raised him to $4. Then, he opted to have all in for my last $12 or more.

For a reason, I called and for the nut flush rivered the 3h. Well, eventually, I took down a nice little pot. What do you think, did I played well or just fair enough?

Thank you.

Ryan

Ryan,

You had a few more outs here than you give yourself credit for. My guess is your opponent called you with either top pair or an over pair, such as kings. On the flop, you had 9 outs for the flush, 4 outs for a gutshot straight, and if my assumption was right, 3 outs to catch an ace to make a better pair. With 16 outs, you had an 80% chance to catch a winning hand by the river. Your $12 call represented 70% of the pot. Believe it or not, you had pot odds. You made a good call and it paid off.