3 seperate AK hands (10NL)

[Eric Draven]

Hand 1
Reads/Thoughts: CO had been raising a lot of hands, but hadn't shown down anything. BTN was very loose in position. I was attempting take the pot down, or at least to isolate one of the players, with my PF raise.

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SB: $1.05
Hero (BB): $10.40
UTG: $47.10
MP: $4.40
CO: $8.15
BTN: $15.25

Preflop: Hero is dealt K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 Players)
2 folds, <font color="red">CO raises to $0.35</font>, BTN calls $0.35, SB folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.45</font>, CO calls $1.10, BTN calls $1.10

Flop: ($4.40) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $2.30</font>, <font color="red">CO raises all-in to $6.70</font>, 2 folds
Uncalled bet of $4.40 returned to CO

Pot Size: $9.00 ($0.90 Rake)


Hand 2
Reads/Thoughts: No reads. I hadn't been at the table very long. I think the float is reasonable at this level, it's been something that I've been playing around with over the last few days (with mixed results. Is the river bluff reasonable?

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SB: $3.90
BB: $4.20
UTG: $10.00
MP: $22.65
CO: $10.50
Hero (BTN): $10.15

Preflop: Hero is dealt K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 Players)
2 folds, CO calls $0.10, <font color="red">Hero raises to $0.55</font>, SB calls $0.50, BB calls $0.45, CO folds

Flop: ($1.75) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 Players)
<font color="red">SB bets $0.60</font>, BB folds, Hero calls $0.60

Turn: ($2.95) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($2.95) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $1.20</font>, SB calls $1.20

Pot Size: $5.35 ($0.50 Rake)

SB had A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (a pair of Queens) and WON (+$2.50)
Hero had K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ([Kc Ad] Ace King high) and LOST (-$2.35)


Hand 3
Reads/Thoughts: I had just sat down 2 or 3 hands ago. Based on his stack, I have to assume he's not a very good player, but nonetheless, is it really worth risking that much of my stack without a read of any type?

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SB: $21.30
Hero (BB): $12.55
UTG: $2.50
MP: $10.90
CO: $6.10
BTN: $7.75

Preflop: Hero is dealt A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 Players)
UTG calls $0.10, MP folds, <font color="red">CO raises to $0.60</font>, 2 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.95</font>, UTG folds, <font color="red">CO raises to $6.00</font>, Hero folds
Uncalled bet of $4.05 returned to CO

Pot Size: $4.05

[whyzze]

Hand 1: Dont cbet

Hand 2: dont call on the flop unless you plan to bet the turn if checked to.

hand 3: would like a read...but folding is fine imo.

[NewMcQueen]

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Hand 1: Dont cbet

Hand 2: dont call on the flop unless you plan to bet the turn if checked to.

hand 3: would like a read...but folding is fine imo.

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I agree with all of this... I think the biggest mistake in all three hands is cbetting 'Hand 1'

[kerk]

im still learning how to cbet as well.
Why are we not cbetting the flop in Hand 1?

[Eric Draven]

Thanks guys. I was really unsure about the c-bet, but went with it in the moment. I was close to raising the turn in the second hand, but the thought of a free card was too tempting; looking at it now I understand what you mean by I should fold flop unless planning on raising turn.

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im still learning how to cbet as well.
Why are we not cbetting the flop in Hand 1?

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It was 3-bet and called twice, and there are 2 players we are trying to fold out with an unimproved AK.

[cb4mvp]

1. Don't cbet the first hand because against so many villains, somebody has a hand he likes.

2. Bet the turn if you're going to float, and if you're going to take the line you did (please don't), make your river bet bigger. Btw, when you bet the turn in the future when you float, make your bet more like 3/4 pot.

3. Fold is fine. Not a big fan of calling off 60bb with AK pre. Maybe a leak of mine?