AKo MP w/ 2 min raises in front
 

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UTG (t1480)
UTG+1 (t2333)
MP1 (t1994)
MP2 (t1910)
Hero (t1790)
CO+1 (t1780)
CO (t1248)
Button (t2760)
SB (t2785)
BB (t1920)

Preflop: Hero is in MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="red">UTG raises to t120</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="red">MP2 raises to t180</font>
Action to Hero.

Thoughts here?

Re: AKo MP w/ 2 min raises in front
 

After an raise and a re-raise with 5 still to act, I'd let this go.

Re: AKo MP w/ 2 min raises in front
 

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After an raise and a re-raise with 5 still to act, I'd let this go.

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Umm wtf.... Am I the only one who thinks hero should be shoving or at least raising signifiantly?

Re: AKo MP w/ 2 min raises in front
 

cool thanks

Re: AKo MP w/ 2 min raises in front
 

This is a very frustrating situation at the lower buyins. If you were facing a 'real' raise, followed by a 'real' re-raise it would be easy to dump this hand. Instead you have one guy saying, 'I'm a donk' and another replying with 'so am I'.

I think a fold is fine here, but with position I might just call and hope UTG doesn't re-raise. If he does I'm done with this hand.

Re: AKo MP w/ 2 min raises in front
 

I'm folding here.

Re: AKo MP w/ 2 min raises in front
 

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Umm wtf.... Am I the only one who thinks hero should be shoving or at least raising signifiantly?

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yes most likely, raising significantly is quite obviously the worst option of all considered.
what do you do if you get reraised all in ? fold ???

you have 2 options here, push or fold, and with 2 raises in front either one isn't too bad. for me it would be a mood thing, slightly tilting i'd push, if the table is a good one (and it seems to be) with lots of loose players i'd fold since i knew i'd most likely cash.

Re: AKo MP w/ 2 min raises in front
 

Why can't we just call and re-evaluate after an A or K hits the flop? I doubt first raiser pushes more then 20% of the time.

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Id call here and break the donks on the flop

Re: AKo MP w/ 2 min raises in front
 

I would <font color="blue">min-3-bet</font> in this situation. You take initiative of the hand so the most likely outcome is a) they call preflop and check to you on the flop (so you can take a free card if you miss) or b) either of them min-4-bets, then you know that they have AA or KK (so you call preflop and hope you flop broadway).

AK is a very tough hand to play, so I tend to keep pots small by min-re-raising. I take the initiative in the hand with a strong preflop holding.

-Psy "10-tabling 109s" Duck