raise with a flush draw?

I've seen tons of players play flush draws aggressively on the flop by raising with them. They also reraise if they are raised. What do oyu think?

They tend to do it more if they have overcards with it or a pair with it.

[RadioDave]

Raising on the flop with a flush draw isn't a bad play if there's a chance you can get a few people to fold. For me, if I have a flush draw I want to narrow the field quickly in case I don't hit my flush and have to fall back on top pair or two pair.

In real loose low-limit games when you know no one's going to fold, being aggressive with a flush draw could really bite you in the a$$ because there's a good chance everyone will call and chances are someone else has a simillar or better draw.

I'm guessing that's what the people you've seen are trying to do... weed out the chasers and hope for the best.

[HPG ADMIN]

To me, I think you raise in 2 conditions - against 1-2 players or aginst 5 or more. You raise against 1 or 2 players hoping that they fold and you win the hand - and you have outs if they dont. Against 5 or more people you raise for value - hoping that they call.

[Gocko1525]

i agree, raise to semi bluff, but i wouldn't reraise with it... and if you do hit one of your outs, there is more money in the pot

[flash]

some players will do it late in position to try and get a free card also

I would initiate a fairly large bet, but I wouldn't raise someone else's. I might not even call if the bet that they made was big enough. You are only 30% to win from the flop and 25% on the turn.

Now if I had let's say top pair and a flush draw from the flop, that would be a different story. If the top pair was high, I would play very aggressive. If the top pair was something like a 6, I would be as aggressive as how high my flush draw is.