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Old 07-30-2007, 12:53 PM
PoineDexter PoineDexter is offline
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Default How to Handle a Ridiculous UTG Overbet?

This is a general question taken from many similar experiences. I always choose incorrectly.

$10 MTT - blinds 25/50 (early stages)
Hero and Villain are equal in chips (just over the chip average). Villain UTG raises 10X BB (???!!!), several folds, Hero in LP has AK. No solid reads on Villain.

I don't usually try to chase people away with a big pair in EP but others... who knows, you see all kinds of moves in these online MTT's!! Many see this move as a scared bet with hands like 55-JJ, AQ or AK. If I come over the top and push I only really fear AA. Even KK I have a chance and the rest is coin flip or better. I haven't done the Poker Stove for the range but would assume it's near an even money bet (minus the aces). I suppose this is not too dissimilar to a UTG/EP push for 60BB or so. What do you do with AK against a push with pot odds of essentially 1:1?

How do you handle this to maximize returns or minimize losses?

As an aside in the three situations I have seen this (or similar) I have pushed into aces, re-raised hit a K on flop and run into aces and third re-raised and faced an AI on the ragged flop which I folded (probably this time I was facing AQ or suited connectors lol).

Any thoughts.
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