AKo OOP with missed flop

fiskebent · #1 02-14-2006, 09:51 AM

$50+$4 tournie. Blinds 150/300.

I have t6000, villain has t3000. I get AKo in EP and open for t800, only villain in LP calls.
Flop comes all babies. I'm OOP. Pot is ~t2000.
I C-bet t1000. Villain pushes. It's t1000 to call into a t5000 pot and I do.

Any way to play this better? I feel like it's a leak.

Exitonly · #2 02-14-2006, 09:59 AM

'all babies' won't suffice. what's the board?

edit: but it looks like a call, but since it's gonna be a call, theres probably something better you could ahve done. Like c/r the flop, maybe check/fold.

betgo · #3 02-14-2006, 10:08 AM

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'all babies' won't suffice. what's the board?

edit: but it looks like a call, but since it's gonna be a call, theres probably something better you could ahve done. Like c/r the flop, maybe check/fold.

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There is 2000 in the pot and villain has 2200 left. I think you have to push with AK. I think c/r and c/f are bad here.

Does "all babies" mean hero has a straight draw?

Exitonly · #4 02-14-2006, 10:10 AM

yea. i'm way too addicted to check raises [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

pushing the flop looks good as betgo said.

fiskebent · #5 02-14-2006, 10:17 AM

I'm sorry I don't have the HH. The board was 8 high and fairly uncoordinated. I put him on a medium PP or a weaker ace.

Check/fold feels weak against one opponent when I'm the initial aggressor. Check/raise won't get him to fold I think. Not with the size of the pot and his stack size. If he bets he either pushes right away or commits himself. He might check behind when I check, but I kind of doubt that. I wouldn't.

I think you're right that a better move is to push the flop. After I c-bet I'm committed to call his push so I might as well push myself.