$6.5t AKs - was this played wrong?
 

$6.5 18 person turbo, 4 places pay

Was this terrible or wrong? I have been raising 3xBB + 1BB for the limper lately and once the Btn and UTG called I am trying to take this down on the flop. Thanks-



PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (7 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Button (t5000)
SB (t865)
BB (t6910)
UTG (t4465)
MP1 (t3355)
MP2 (t4075)
Hero (t2330)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t200, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800</font>, Button calls t800, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls t600.

Flop: (t2700) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1530 (All-In)</font>, Button folds, UTG calls t1530.

Turn: (t5760) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t5760) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t5760

Re: $6.5t AKs - was this played wrong?
 

Shove pre-flop, pot is over 20% of your stack.

Re: $6.5t AKs - was this played wrong?
 

shove pre

Re: $6.5t AKs - was this played wrong?
 

Well, you start PF with 11 BB. Without a limper, it may be a little too much to open-push, but after the limper, maybe you should push? That avoids the tough spot on the flop.

On the flop, you are talking about a C-bet into 2 opponents. You still have 1500 left, not really dead, so you might check/fold the flop. Because your all-in c-bet is a small % of the flop, both opponents have good odds to call, so I think your bet has a low % chance of getting both to fold.

-Tom

Re: $6.5t AKs - was this played wrong?
 

You should be shoving pf without the limper, 11x doesn't work well for a raise &amp; a c/b. Shove 14x or less or thereabouts.

Re: $6.5t AKs - was this played wrong?
 

Always shove this pf, limper or not.

Re: $6.5t AKs - was this played wrong?
 

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Re: $6.5t AKs - was this played wrong?
 

I understand what you're feeling--you have a good hand, you want to extract some value, and you have 11BB which feels like too much to shove with but in actuality is not nearly enough to raise with. So basically you have to shove, whether you like it or not.

Re: $6.5t AKs - was this played wrong?
 

looks like a consensus, thanks much!