16$ : AK c/b
 

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Button (t2257)
SB (t1460)
Hero (t1460)
UTG (t1330)
UTG+1 (t1290)
MP1 (t1100)
MP2 (t1455)
MP3 (t1818)
CO (t1330)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls t50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls t50, Button calls t50, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t250</font>, MP1 folds, CO folds, Button calls t200, SB folds.

Flop: (t650) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t300</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t2007</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1250

Re: 16$ : AK c/b
 

Raise needs to be at least 300-350 preflop with that many limpers, which makes me think a shove is just as good.

Re: 16$ : AK c/b
 

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Raise needs to be at least 300-350 preflop with that many limpers, which makes me think a shove is just as good.

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Agreed I would just shove preflop, 225 or 15% of your stack already in there but I don't think raising is bad either.

Re: 16$ : AK c/b
 

This is because i limp AK in early levels.

Re: 16$ : AK c/b
 

Pot is 250
Hero has 1410 after posting the BB.

250/1410= 17,7%

AK is the perfect hand for a shove in this situation. It's still early and we don't want to get involved in big pots. We have massive FE here and a good hand if called.

I don't like the limp here! We want to do anything possible to add this 250 chips to our stack at best without seeing a flop!!! These are nearly 20%!!!! of our stack!!

Re: 16$ : AK c/b
 

by the way, in this case it would be a check [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Re: 16$ : AK c/b
 

I prefer a push pre, as BicVic said
t275 preflop is better than a check, I think

I bet t400 on the flop and fold to a push..

Re: 16$ : AK c/b
 

I think raise is the worst option.
I agree that a push is good, will add 20% of stack and is crushing villains ranges if called.
But the raise is just spew, as played hero lost 1/3 of stack.

Re: 16$ : AK c/b
 

So we should not build a pot with one of the best hands PF?
I`m a bit confused now..We should check because we are in a bad position?