FINALLY....an AKs hand

[bmxreed36]

As if there's not enough hands posted with AK but for some reason I was torn on every street about what to do here. Just the 4th hand of PS $10+1 one rebuy+add-on so no reads.

I thought about reraising before the flop but I give respect to UTG raises and the pot is already so big, any raise would have to be real big and I'm OOP. On the flop, bet out or check raise? 3-bet? On the turn, bet out? push? and given that I checked, do I call here? FWIW, on both the flop and turn, the button called very quickly. If anyone has a set, I would think it would be him but he might be a donk with a flush draw or weaker ace. The Q on the turn scared me as AQ already seemed a very likely holding for one of them. I feel like I played it poorly but I can't pinpoint exactly where I went wrong although I suspect it's with the flop.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blindl big is t20 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP2 (t1460)
MP3 (t3300)
CO (t1300)
Button (t2840)
SB (t1480)
Hero (t3140)
UTG (t2030)
UTG+1 (t950)
MP1 (t1480)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t100</font>, UTG+1 calls t100, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Button calls t100, SB calls t90, Hero calls t80.

Flop: (t500) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t380</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t800</font>, UTG+1 folds, Button calls t800, SB folds, Hero calls t420.

Turn: (t2900) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t1130 (All-In)</font>, Button calls t1130, Hero ???

[THEOSU]

...folds

[A_Junglen]

Fold the flop. UTG making it 380 to 800 (so he click the slider once...basically a minraise) is bad enough, then a smooth call...yikes. Although the play early on in these is pretty horrible, I'm thinkin your crushed.

[bmxreed36]

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Fold the flop. UTG making it 380 to 800 (so he click the slider once...basically a minraise) is bad enough, then a smooth call...yikes. Although the play early on in these is pretty horrible, I'm thinkin your crushed.

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What hands that an UTG raises 5XBB with am I behind to here other than AA which is unlikely due to me having an ace and there being one on the board? Or are you more scared away by the button's cold call? I did fold on the turn but is there a better way to play this flop?

[cbiz]

re-raise preflop, cr push flop

[nincomepoop]

I can't see folding the flop here, I like pushing the flop, but I hate having 4 potential callers behind me. I'm certain I have UTG beat, what could he be holding that beats me other than AA? I can't see him with 77, A7, A3, 33 or 73. I may be using my rebuy too soon.

I plugged this into PokerStove, and gave the 4 other playes the same ranges (55+,A8s+,KJs+,QJs,JTs,ATo+,KJo+,QJo) because I think those are reasonable given an $11mtt, probably a bit generous. Anyways you have nearly 56% equity here on the flop and your a little better than a coinflip for the win . . .

[Melchiades]

Push flop when it comes back to you? Calling feels really bad. Push or fold. I like push.