AK UTG

Lyric · #1 03-12-2006, 11:46 PM

5/10 NL. $2,000 stacks, 9 handed.

You raise UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] to $35. One call by TAG in middle pos.

Flop:
A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

You bet out 3/4 pot $60, TAG raises to $180, you re-raise to $580, he pushes all-in.

What do you do, why, and what are TAG's possible holdings.

NLfool · #2 03-12-2006, 11:50 PM

seems fairly simple. Only saving grace that would let you get away from this is that there is no draw out there. That's just the cost of playing poker, he'd give you his stack if the roles were reversed too.

edge · #3 03-12-2006, 11:52 PM

I guess he has 88. Oh well. I probably call anyway.

Garland · #4 03-12-2006, 11:58 PM

Best case--you chop. Worst case, he slow-played AA, KK pre-flop or has 88 and flopped bottom set.

I would fold and not sweat too much about it.

Garland

NLfool · #5 03-13-2006, 12:03 AM

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Best case--you chop. Worst case, he slow-played AA, KK pre-flop or has 88 and flopped bottom set.

I would fold and not sweat too much about it.

Garland

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I agree, it's an option live. online I won't fold this, though you're approaching the blind/stack ratio on a drawless board, where a fold would be prudent.

Lyric · #6 03-13-2006, 02:06 AM

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Best case--you chop. Worst case, he slow-played AA, KK pre-flop or has 88 and flopped bottom set.

I would fold and not sweat too much about it.

Garland

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I agree. Best you can hope for is a split. Seems like a clear fold to me.

Garland · #7 03-13-2006, 02:26 AM

So what happened?

BTW, since it's a drawless flop, does anyone else think that the $580 re-raise is excessive? Doesn't something like $480-$500 accomplish the same thing?

Garland

lamchau · #8 03-13-2006, 02:45 AM

He wanted to show his opponent that, "Yes. I have it. Fold if you cannot beat AK."

-Skeme- · #9 03-14-2006, 06:21 AM

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So what happened?

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It's not a real hand, lol.

fsuplayer · #10 03-14-2006, 06:34 AM

your flop 3 bet is terrible. im guessing you are never, ever ever doing this with less than AK.

it lets him play pretty much perfect poker against you.