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11-15-2006, 07:00 PM
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Re: I suck at playing AK, please help!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Okay a few situations 1.UTG reraises you all in- I think fold 2.UTG calls-then checks to you, your c-betting approx 80% of the time? and fold to and c/r by utg [/ QUOTE ] I do this too 
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#12
11-15-2006, 07:05 PM
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Re: I suck at playing AK, please help!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[ QUOTE ] Most people overvalue AK, especially to a UTG raise. [/ QUOTE ] Most people who say such things do not really understand AK's unique equity situation. [/ QUOTE ] Care to elaborate? I'm listening.
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#13
11-15-2006, 07:06 PM
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Re: I suck at playing AK, please help!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[ QUOTE ] Most people overvalue AK, especially to a UTG raise. [/ QUOTE ] Most people who say such things do not really understand AK's unique equity situation. [/ QUOTE ] can you explain that in layman's terms please
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#14
11-15-2006, 07:21 PM
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Re: I suck at playing AK, please help!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Most people overvalue AK, especially to a UTG raise. [/ QUOTE ] Most people who say such things do not really understand AK's unique equity situation. [/ QUOTE ] Care to elaborate? I'm listening. [/ QUOTE ] There's only one hand AK is really afraid of and only one more that we don't really like. The rest are either 50/50 or we dominate.
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#15
11-15-2006, 07:35 PM
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Re: I suck at playing AK, please help!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Most people overvalue AK, especially to a UTG raise. [/ QUOTE ] Most people who say such things do not really understand AK's unique equity situation. [/ QUOTE ] Care to elaborate? I'm listening. [/ QUOTE ] There's only one hand AK is really afraid of and only one more that we don't really like. The rest are either 50/50 or we dominate. [/ QUOTE ] OK. I still think it is overvalued to a UTG raise. Unless UTG raiser is a complete donk, its more likely that he holds a hand that we are completely dominated by or 50/50. Why would I want to blow up the pot when I'm just 50/50 or worse? In my experience just flat calling in positon with AK has been a MUCH more +EV play for me than re-raising.
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#16
11-15-2006, 07:38 PM
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Re: I suck at playing AK, please help!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exactly what mason said. AK really only is in trouble against exactly AA. Against KK we're only a 2:1 dog. Against QQ-22 we're 50:50. Against all other non-pair hands we tend to be a major favorite.
The interesting thing about AK is that if we get a bunch of money in preflop, we are rarely -EV to do so. Don't take this to an extreme; it depends on how the money gets in there.
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#17
11-15-2006, 07:40 PM
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Re: I suck at playing AK, please help!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, in the case of the OP, most advice here will tell you to re-raise. But don't think that it's -EV to just call preflop. It's very +EV to just call. In fact, the OP is probably the most likely situation where I will not re-raise PF. That is to say, most of my cold-calls PF with AK are in situations very similar to the OP.
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#18
11-15-2006, 07:45 PM
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Re: I suck at playing AK, please help!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, thanks Grunch and Mason. Great replys! I'm liking AK more now.
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#19
11-15-2006, 07:47 PM
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Re: I suck at playing AK, please help!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Also, in the case of the OP, most advice here will tell you to re-raise. But don't think that it's -EV to just call preflop. It's very +EV to just call. In fact, the OP is probably the most likely situation where I will not re-raise PF. That is to say, most of my cold-calls PF with AK are in situations very similar to the OP. [/ QUOTE ] Maybe I respect UTG raises too much. But I feel that in case of an UTG raise it is -EV to re-raise with AK. It is just too likely that we are 50/50 at best. I'm all for raising someone who came in from MP or LP.
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