A Flush draw is a hand with possibility of constructing a Flush. If you start with A-8 or spades and you have 3-J-7, two of them are spades, on the flop, then you have a Flush draw. You only need one more card of the same suit to construct a Flush and possibly win the round. Playing Flush draw is a matter of seeing more cards while limiting risks.
The best way to go is to approach the game carefully. Keep in mind that Flush is not the strongest possible hand in poker and can be beaten easily with a Full House or higher. If the flop, turn, or river shows possibilities of any stronger hand, you need to pay close attention to betting pattern in order to manage risks of losing your money.
Another important thing to keep in mind is to avoid being too aggressive with more than three cards of the same suit are on the table; this is of course not applicable if you are holding the Ace of that particular suit, since you have the strongest possible flush. Under this circumstance, you need to see if any of your opponents are betting aggressively and quickly limit your stakes.
Instead of going all out, guns blazing, and raising the bet substantially, you should gradually increase your bet – or call other opponents’ raise – and slow-play your Flush draw until you see the turn. Once you are confident that your Flush is the best possible hand, you can easily lure opponents into betting more and quickly take down large amount of pot money.
