AKo heads-up with position
 

Villain seems weak, but he's watched me take down a lot of hands without a showdown.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Hero ($38.25)
SB ($21.85)
BB ($26.10)
UTG ($13.60)
MP ($31.90)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $0.25, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP calls $1.

Flop: ($2.85) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $4</font>, Hero calls $2.

Turn: ($10.85) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP checks, Hero checks.

River: ($10.85) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $10.35</font>, MP calls $10.35.

Final Pot: $31.55

Re: AKo heads-up with position
 

3 bet flop to around $8 and bet turn given your image

Re: AKo heads-up with position
 

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3 bet flop to around $8 and bet turn given your image

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Why would you recommend min b3b on the flop vs raising it to $12/$13?

Re: AKo heads-up with position
 

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3 bet flop to around $8

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Yea 3bet flop but not to $8, make it more. It looks like he could well have a hand scared of the 3 spades so you want to get as much in on the flop as possible. I'd probably just pot it instead and try to get AI on the flop.

Re: AKo heads-up with position
 

Yeah misread it, $12 sounds better

Re: AKo heads-up with position
 

So I am a FL player and a NL n00b/donk. But is this not horribly played? (or am I missing something?)

On the flop you have TPTK and nut FD. Is this not a spot where we would like to play for stacks?

The turn check is completely beyond me. So you have the absolute nuts against a player who may very well have a set or 2 pair redraw to a boat and you opt to hand out free cards.

Then by the river when the board pairs and you no longer have the nuts you pot it...

So I am a n00b as stated but I would 3-bet flop to 10-12'ish. As played I can see no reason what so ever not to bet the turn.

Re: AKo heads-up with position
 

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3 bet flop to around $8 and bet turn given your image

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Make it $11-$12 and I agree with you.

Re: AKo heads-up with position
 

I really got the impression by the action that the villain was weak and wanted to bluff me out of the pot, so I thought I might induce a bet on the river by checking it through on the turn and making me look weak/bluffable.

In no way am I confident this was the correct way to play it though, hence posting the hand.

Re: AKo heads-up with position
 

reraise flop to around $12...
if you reraise the flop it looks like you are getting rid of draws, hence betting the turn would be a good idea....

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Yea 3bet flop but not to $8, make it more. It looks like he could well have a hand scared of the 3 spades so you want to get as much in on the flop as possible. I'd probably just pot it instead and try to get AI on the flop.

[/ QUOTE ]I like this; how would the plan be without the K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]?