5NL: AK flops TPTK

[emediquei]

MP is 42.1/8.5/1.6 over 164 hands
SB is 63.3/0/1.0 with just 30 hands

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)

SB ($0.45)
BB ($11.28)
UTG ($3.17)
MP ($5.92)
CO ($2.79)
Hero ($5.99)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $0.25</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.55</font>, SB calls $0.43 (All-In), <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $0.30.

Flop: ($1.60) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP bets $0.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.5</font>, MP calls $1.

Turn: ($4.60) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
MP checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3.94 (All-In)</font>, MP calls $3.87 (All-In).

River: ($12.41) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 3 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $12.41


Is this standard? I didn't know whether to RR or just call PF.
Should I be afraid of 99 or 88 here?

[chanchuan]

I think it's a good job. But you need to reraise more pf (around $1, and yes, reraising is much better), you'd rather play it HU (not counting the shortstack).

If you're afraid of sets you're never going to be able to get value from your top pair/two pair, are you.

[pmw]

you gotta reraise preflop and you shouldnt be afraid of 88 or 99 because the range of a nl 5 player is so big that you should have him beat most of the time..

[Spanky1974]

RR more PF (to .75-$1). As played looks standard to me.

[ciro bonano]

So basically when you have this preflop action, this flop and MP bets, you know you are going to the felt with it?

[chanchuan]

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So basically when you have this preflop action, this flop and MP bets, you know you are going to the felt with it?

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I think one would definitely want to raise the flop for value here, but then we're pot commited, so yes and I think we should be happy about it.

MPs flop bet is very small and sometimes it could mean a monster at uNL, but it may just as well be a mediocre hand he can't let go of later.