($6.5T) AKo early on Button

[sk5111]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t0/t
9 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG+1 calls t30 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t0)</font>, MP1 calls t30 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t30)</font>, 4 folds, Hero calls t30 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t60)</font>, UTG (poster) checks.

Flop: K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (t0, 5 players)
UTG checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG+1 bets t150</font>, MP1 calls t150 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t150)</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to t400</font>, 2 folds, MP1 calls t250 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t700)</font>.

Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t950, 3 players)
MP1 checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero is all-in t1070</font>.
Uncalled bets: t1070 returned to Hero.

River: : (t2020, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t2020)


Results:
Final pot: t2020



I don't like building big pots with AK early and at this buy-in I was fairly confident both players would call if I raised to 100-150.

Comments on all streets? Was I too eager to get my money in on the turn?

[Jeff Wartman]

With little in the way of drawing possibilities, I see no reason to push the turn. Check or min bet the turn and hope someone catches a pair on the river and you'll have been better off.

[Finnisher]

I don't mind limping but raising is probably better. You should raise more on the flop, I'd say t600 at least. Turn shove is good.

The converter [censored] up this hand pretty bad.

[ManChild]

raising PF is DEFINITELY better,
also, the flop line is fine, 400-450 is good there
there are no real draws, 600 is overdoing it

[AMT]

id almost always raise PF. i wouldnt necessarily shove turn unless i was confident that a bet of 3/4 pot was not as effective or the same thing as just shoving...may not matter that much but i consider hero to hold the nuts.

[Finnisher]

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the flop line is fine, 400-450 is good there
there are no real draws, 600 is overdoing it

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Probably doesn't matter that much really, they're not likely to call any raise with a 9 and it's about as likely they'll call either raise with a K. I just hate shoving close to pot size and a bigger bet on the flop makes the turn push easier for me. I think a big shove is scarier to donks than a biggish bet. But yah, 600 might be too big but I like 500.