AKo, a couple preflop decisions.

[CaseS87]

UTG is 26/18/3, seems like a pretty good player.
Other 2 callers are fairly loose and passive.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $50
UTG+1: $83
CO: $67
Button: $89.35
SB: $17.95
Hero: $57.95

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $2</font>, UTG+1 calls, 2 folds, SB calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $10</font>, <font color="#cc0000">UTG raises all-in $50</font>, 2 folds, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $40 returned to UTG.

Results:
Final pot: $24


Comments on every decision appreciated. It should be noted that UTG took around 10 seconds to push.

I considered just flat calling, but i decided the reraise is worth it with the extra dead money in the pot.

[ASPoker8]

I dont raise so much.. maybe 7-8

As played, fold.

[carnivalhobo]

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I dont raise so much.. maybe 7-8

As played, fold.

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if you are going to make it 7 you might as well just smoothcall, there is 6 already in the pot when it gets to hero, making it 10 is fine. If you havent been squeezing or 3betting light, its a fold. If you think villain suspects you of squeezing then it gets closer to a call.

[Sir Winalot]

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I dont raise so much.. maybe 7-8

As played, fold.

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Personally I like the 10 or a little more, maybe 10-11.5 here. It's certainly worth a 3-bet with all the dead money and I wouldn't want to play with AK OOP and against 3 opponents.

[eigenvalue]

Don't even think of calling preflop OOP with 4 players in the pot. Your reraise was the right play as was Your laydown. If a strong player raises UTG and then reraises Your raise with 3 players left to act, he has a big pair, at least JJ. So based on the pot odds, You have to fold after his push.

Best regards


eigenvalue