AKs standard or no

Vovochka84 · #1 09-27-2006, 10:27 AM

Some hands with AKS

Standard play or no?
BB 75/12.5/2.3;3.7;3.0/42

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (4 handed) by Hand Converter CG

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero raises, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (6 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, SB folds, BB calls.

Turn: (4 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

River: (6 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 7 BB

UTG 57/38/2.8;4.2;9.0/52.5
MP 30/4/0.4;0.5;3.0/22.5
Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 handed) by Hand Converter CG

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP calls, 1 fold, Button calls, Hero raises, 1 fold, MP calls, Button calls.

Flop: (7 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, MP calls, Button calls.

Turn: (5 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, MP raises, Button folds, Hero calls.

River: (9 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 10 BB

BB 62.5/12.5/1;4;0/16.7
Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 handed) by Hand Converter CG

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 2 folds, Hero raises, 2 folds, UTG calls.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (2.75 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero raises, UTG calls.

River: (6.75 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 6.75 BB

ejay · #2 09-27-2006, 10:29 AM

The only thing that i would do diffrent is bet the flop on hand 3.

MakeItStop · #3 09-27-2006, 10:33 AM

All fine except hand 3....bet the flop!

TheGunner · #4 09-27-2006, 11:01 AM

Yep.

poisonxfree · #5 09-27-2006, 11:02 AM

Bet the flop in hand 3, that's the only thing I do differently.

swong4444 · #6 09-27-2006, 11:20 AM

Hand 1: I play the same against an opponent with those stats.
Hand 2: I don't bet the turn again after getting called on the flop in 2 places and being OOP.
Hand 3: I bet the flop always.

emKay · #7 09-27-2006, 11:38 AM

1 the river is a close fold
2 I also don't bet the turn
3 easy easy flop bet

Jeff P · #8 09-27-2006, 01:44 PM

Hand 1 - good. I think the turn bet here is good because we're a) heads-up, b) BB could have been peeling the flop on a draw, and c) the board is only lightly coordinated.

Hand 2 - I would check/call the turn here. You have picked up the nut flush draw and have 2 strong overcards. With 2 opponents calling on the flop it is more likely that one of them has at least a pair, and I feel like the "check with outs, bet with no outs" applies here.

Hand 3 - I think the check on the flop is good because of the extremely coordinated board. We have no flush possibilities in this hand, there are so many potential draws out there that our overcards are weakened. I would like the turn raise better on a non-club, but it's probably ok.

jba · #9 09-27-2006, 02:48 PM

easy turn check in hand 2. you have almost no fold equity and you're usually behind.

swong4444 · #10 09-27-2006, 03:34 PM

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Hand 3 - I think the check on the flop is good because of the extremely coordinated board. We have no flush possibilities in this hand, there are so many potential draws out there that our overcards are weakened.

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The coordinated nature of the board is still a reason to bet, not for folding equity, but because villain is more likely to call with worse hands, i.e., villain will call with those hands on a flush/straight draw. Betting the flop will also allow hero to possibly take a free card on the turn if he chooses to do so. Lastly, the flushiness of the board should not be a huge concern in this head's up situation.