I suck at playing AK, please help!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mason55]

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equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 46.3528 % 42.11% 04.24% { 22+, ATs+, KQs, AJo+, KQo }
Hand 2: 53.6472 % 49.41% 04.24% { AKs, AKo }
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AK vs standard 2p2 UTG opening range.

Widen this range for the donkeys at uNL.

[Grunch]

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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.

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It's not really a question of you giving too much respect to an UTG open-raise. I think the problem is that you are not considering two factors: 1) Your postflop fold equity when everyone misses, and 2) the pot odds you get on your raise because of UTG's raise.

Edit: and of course, the most important consideration of all. There is a great deal of intrinsic value in just having the button.

[UncleKraut]

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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.

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It's not really a question of you giving too much respect to an UTG open-raise. I think the problem is that you are not considering two factors: 1) Your postflop fold equity when everyone misses, and 2) the pot odds you get on your raise because of UTG's raise.

Edit: and of course, the most important consideration of all. There is a great deal of intrinsic value in just having the button.

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I see your point. Thanks for the insight.

[orange]

i rr here alot. i also call sometimes for deception, but only when i try to get a bit more tricky.

[Acein8ter]

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 42.1759 % 41.94% 00.24% { AKs, AKo }
Hand 2: 57.8241 % 57.59% 00.24% { 55+ }

[AmonRaa]

And when 55-TT dont hit their set they will let it go on high card board.

[john voight]

say your flop reading skills are not good? It seems whenever I cbet I gt called, and when ever I check, i should have cbet.

I mainly only call w/ AK b/c of this, to keep pots small. Is this wrong? (i play 6max nl25 btw)

note; i will 3 bet/all in short stacks.

[blackize]

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say your flop reading skills are not good? It seems whenever I cbet I gt called, and when ever I check, i should have cbet.

I mainly only call w/ AK b/c of this, to keep pots small. Is this wrong? (i play 6max nl25 btw)


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It is rarely correct not to cbet AK HU if you 3bet preflop IMO. Most of the time you get credit for a hand like QQ+ and you get a bunch of folds