$33r...AKs mid game...
 

I raise to 400 I am raising 25% of my stack. Thoughts?

PartyPoker $33 Regular Tournament, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t4172)
UTG+1 (t2110)
MP1 (t4035)
Hero (t1690)
Button (t3693)
SB (t1780)
BB (t2520)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, MP1 calls t100, <font color="red">Hero raises to t1690 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to t1780 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>

Flop: (t3720) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)


Turn: (t3720) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)


River: (t3720) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Re: $33r...AKs mid game...
 

I think I still raise this. Raising puts you down to ~1300 and thats still a lot to work with. You also have enough to c-bet if you miss. In addition the limper might fold. Pushing this seems okay, but I like raising. You do have 17 BBs, not 13 BBs.

Re: $33r...AKs mid game...
 

I make it 350 pf. Pushing with 17bb after a limper is just playing scared IMO.

Re: $33r...AKs mid game...
 

You got a decent stack so I would probably raise 5-6BB.

Re: $33r...AKs mid game...
 

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You got a decent stack so I would probably raise 5-6BB.

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You might aswell push if you raise this much, as you're tied to the hand.

Re: $33r...AKs mid game...
 

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I make it 350 pf.

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You have a very strong hand and position. Raise for value and try to extract some chips.

Re: $33r...AKs mid game...
 

In this position, I'd personally attempt to sneak through a smallish raise.

Buy the button, hopefully get HU with this beauty.

Re: $33r...AKs mid game...
 

The stacks here bring up the topic that Yugo and I were posting about yesterday -- i.e. that this is very close to a situation (with the limper and blinds) where pushing is +EV, and the question is whether it's optimal. In this situation, I raise, but with a t1400 stack I definitely push... with t1500 I probably push.

Re: $33r...AKs mid game...
 

I raise it up with the intention of calling an all in by one other player. The raise is better than an all in because 1. 17bb all in plays screem AK. 2. Raising with AK instead of pushing can disguise your other raising hands. 3. It could induce an over the top reraise by an inferior hand such as AQ or AJ. If this gets me more coinflip all in confrontations I don't care, I won't play AK weak tight.

Re: $33r...AKs mid game...
 

This is utterly standard for me.