(27) AKo vs EP limpers

[Mark1978]

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1390)
UTG+1 (t3150)
MP1 (t1390)
MP2 (t1390)
Hero (t1470)
Button (t1450)
SB (t1480)
BB (t1780)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG calls t20, UTG+1 calls t20, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to t120</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, BB calls t100, <font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, UTG+1 calls t100

Flop: (t390) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="red">Hero bets t220</font>, <font color="red">BB raises to t440</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>

[Scotty_12]

I check behind on the flop - I dont like to cbet into multiple opponents, also adding the 390 to your stack this early is not worth the risk of losing the # of chips you have to bet to pick the pot up. Plus if you get flat called and you hit your A or K and get led into, then what? Or if you miss and get led into, then what?

[Little John]

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I check behind on the flop - I dont like to cbet into multiple opponents, also adding the 390 to your stack this early is not worth the risk of losing the # of chips you have to bet to pick the pot up. Plus if you get flat called and you hit your A or K and get led into, then what? Or if you miss and get led into, then what?

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what he said

[eurythmech]

Readless?

I don't think cbetting into two opponents is bad here while in position, and on a paied board at that. I would check this maybe 30-50% of the time, and nearly all of the time while in position, but in my experience this bet works so often.

[ravensfan]

I don't mind cbetting. I too would cbet this about 1/2 the time, a lot would depend on the player, the table, and my image, in that order.
Looks like bb might be restealing on a scary board, hit his KQ, AQ, or 67s/78s, or possibly wants to see where his 88-10s is at.
Maybe it's semantics, but why not cbet 150-200? I thought betting slightly over 1/2 pot was suspicious? Would a pot bet work here too?

Also, maybe it's a big leak, but is smoothcalling the c-raise that bad, readless? He might've been trying to take the pot down with a c-raise bluff or semibluff (ie. TPGK, or middle pocket pair), and you are getting 5-1ish to call. Is it horrible to call and bet out if he checks the turn to you? I know i've made the c-raise bluff from the blinds and shut down before when it didn't work.