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AKs - cash game player giving MTTs a go
Blinds are 15/30
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) BB (t2360) UTG (t3060) UTG+1 (t12420) MP1 (t3620) MP2 (t2910) Hero (t3430) CO (t2600) Button (t2540) SB (t2930) Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A, K. 2 folds</font>, MP1 raises to t270</font>, 1 fold</font>, Hero? |
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Re: AKs - cash game player giving MTTs a go
9xBB raises are often decent pairs (QQ-88) not wanting to see a flop, but it could be trash or AA/KK trying to build a pot quickly, Hard to put villian on a hand, but one thing you can say is that usually villian isn't going to fold to a raise.
Your hand certainly seems too good to fold to a bet less than 10% of effective stacks. Pushing doesn't have enough fold equity, and raising will pot-commit you and re-open the betting, both of which seem bad. I'd call. Calling here will often freeze villian on the flop and you can decide if you want to take a stab or see a free turn. If an A or K comes you clearly have to go to the felt, even though some times villian is going to have you crushed with a set. |
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Re: AKs - cash game player giving MTTs a go
First, a difference between MTT and cash is that AK=nuts in a MTT. That being said, I'd be somewhat inclined to call in position here, becuause 1) the position thing and 2) stack sizes are kinda odd for a reraise. Also, the 9x aspect should be enough to keep the riffraff out, so hopefully you'll be HU on the flop.
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Re: AKs - cash game player giving MTTs a go
I def call in this spot.
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Re: AKs - cash game player giving MTTs a go
[x] About 10x the size of the raise stack sizes, making reraise very awkward sizing.
[x] Slightly ahead of raisers range but not miles ahead [x] In position & a hand which is fairly easy to play postflop [x] Not particularly scared of being squeezed + not scared of unwanted multiple callers (here the 9x raise "stops" that) These sort've situation comes up quite a bit, though normally 30BB stack size v 3BB raise with a slightly weaker than AK hand facing a slightly weaker raise. I feel that coldcalling is best here since raise/folding is awful & raise/calling {or shoving} isn't hugely +EV whilst calling must be +EV |
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