(11r) Do I overplay AK early?

artard · #1 03-30-2006, 07:59 PM

Whenever I flop TPTK in a 3 handed or heads up pot and the board isn't super coordinated I plan on getting all my chips in the middle. Generally one of two things happens:

1) A8-AQ calls me and I usually win a huge pot
2) Two pair or a set calls me and I usually lose a huge pot

I'm having trouble figuring out if I'll come out on top of all these confrontations because I dont have a large enough sample size and its hard to track every time I have a pot like this so what I'm wondering is if I overplay AK when the blinds are small. An example hand for your consideration:

PartyPoker $11 Regular Tournament, Big Blind is t60 (8 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

Hero (t3130)
UTG+1 (t2775)
MP1 (t1940)
MP2 (t673)
CO (t1802)
Button (t5934)
SB (t1670)
BB (t2076)

Preflop: Hero is in UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Hero raises to t180, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls t150, BB calls t120

Flop: (t540) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets t377, BB calls t377, Hero raises to t2950 (All-in), SB calls t1113 (All-in), BB folds

Turn: (t5357) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t5357) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Frinkenstein · #2 03-30-2006, 08:03 PM

I think the preflop raise is somewhat debateable. It could be a limping hand...

On the flop... I guess I like it. Any reasonable raise is to at least 1000 and is more than 30% of your stack so you might as well just shove it in.

You lose to a set?

nuggetz87 · #3 03-30-2006, 08:04 PM

I like it...I probably have trouble in this area too though [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
Curious to see what others think.

artard · #4 03-30-2006, 10:53 PM

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You lose to a set?

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Yeah, fours, but I was expecting more to see AQ or an ace with a flush draw

Pasterbator · #5 03-30-2006, 10:56 PM

You played it exactly as you should. You will see AT- here FARRR more often than AQ/44.

mprilleltensky · #6 03-30-2006, 10:57 PM

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I think the preflop raise is somewhat debateable. It could be a limping hand...[ QUOTE ]

This is just ridiculous, sorry. Raising to 3xbb pf with AKo is 100% standard. Nobody who has any idea what they are talking about will say anything different.

MadMike · #7 03-30-2006, 10:57 PM

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I think the preflop raise is somewhat debateable. It could be a limping hand...

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No.

MadMike · #8 03-30-2006, 10:59 PM

Oh, and to the OP: I'd probably go broke here too.