AKo facing AI

Win.by.TKo · #1 06-28-2007, 10:51 PM

PokerStars $.25 buy-in MTT.
No read on Villain, so assume typical microstakes player (read: LAG). I'm not positive I should have called his AI.
Figured Pot offered me nearly 3:1 so I called. Is calling a blunder here?

PokerStars (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Seat 1: BB (3120 in chips)
Seat 2: UTG (3030 in chips)
Seat 3: UTG+1 (5750 in chips)
Seat 4: MP1 (2330 in chips)
Seat 5: MP2 (6225 in chips)
Seat 6: HJ (1170 in chips)
Seat 7: Villain (2085 in chips)
Hero: AhKhQhJhTh (1625 in chips)
SB: (580 in chips)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of t15. BB posts a blind of t30
UTG calls t30, 4 folds, CO calls t30, Hero raises to t100, 2 folds, UTG calls t100, CO raises to t600, Hero calls t600, UTG calls t600.

Pot t1845Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG checks, CO bets t1485 (All-In), Hero calls t1025 (All-In), UTG folds.

pot t3895 Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: t3895

wulfpacker21 · #2 06-28-2007, 10:55 PM

why are you calling an all in on the flop??... raise and re raise he prob has. QQ or JJ and it looks like he had QQ trying to protect his hand

Win.by.TKo · #3 06-28-2007, 11:02 PM

I called because pot was offering 2860:1025 = 2.8:1 and figured TT-QQ. Thinking coinflip 1:1 when pot offering 2.8:1. I only fear AA or KK here. I guess a clearer question is how often will Villain have AA or KK here?

wulfpacker21 · #4 06-28-2007, 11:34 PM

well to start out with its not a coin flip after the flop... you need about 4:1 to make this +ev if he had TT QQ

percentage wise if he had TT or QQ it would be around 22% for you and 77% for him

Win.by.TKo · #5 06-28-2007, 11:45 PM

77%:22% is still 3.5:1. At the table I use the 2/4 rule, which leaves 24% or 3.1:1. So it is -EV if my assumption was correct.

He showed Ac Ks and won with runner-runner clubs to hit his flush.

MJBuddy · #6 06-28-2007, 11:46 PM

I'm jamming pre. Pretty much the end of that. You don't wait to see flops when you need to see river and you have a hand to do that. You can't be afraid to get it in.

Austiger · #7 06-28-2007, 11:50 PM

Raise more the first time around. 200 is better than 100. 2nd time around, you're calling off almost 40% of your stack, so you should not be doing that. Push or fold. I would push.

benza13 · #8 06-28-2007, 11:52 PM

calling on the flop is terrible, probably push pre as others have said. and raise more the first time.

8Adam8 · #9 06-29-2007, 12:42 AM

Raise to at least 150 preflop 3X + 1X*limper

As played, just calling the 600 is terrible. Why are you just calling like more than 1/3 your stack preflop? Fold or shove. Probably fold.

Sherman · #10 06-29-2007, 01:30 AM

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Raise to at least 150 preflop 3X + 1X*limper

As played, just calling the 600 is terrible. Why are you just calling like more than 1/3 your stack preflop? Fold or shove. Probably fold.

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No No. This is a $0.25 MTT. Shove AK PF. Don't fold AK PF in a $0.25 MTT. I can almost never ever bring myself to fold AK PF in any small stakes tourney I play in.