Full Tilt, 5$/90, AK - Villain insta-shoves the flop

Tackleberry · #1 10-30-2007, 05:27 PM

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t80/t160
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t10345
UTG+1: t4600
MP1: t8140
MP2: t6395
Hero: t6040
CO: t1220
Button: t7480
SB: t5565
BB: t4840

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG raises to t320, UTG+1 calls t320 (pot was t560), 2 folds, Hero raises to t1520, 5 folds, UTG+1 calls t1200 (pot was t2400).

Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t3600, 2 players)
UTG+1 is all-in t3080, Hero ???

What the heck is Villain doing here? Is this often enough a bluff to call it? Or does he have the 5? Or 99/TT/JJ? What should I do? Any comments are greatly appreciated ...

bucktotal · #2 10-30-2007, 05:31 PM

ummmm...

what would you do if you knew he had A5/66-JJ ???

Dunkman · #3 10-30-2007, 05:33 PM

Yeah this screams mid pair I think you have to fold.

KStV · #4 10-30-2007, 05:36 PM

I've been donating a lot of chips lately turning AK into a bluff/crying call in situations like this one. An unimproved AK on a coordinated board in the face of apparent strength is a trash hand.

TheBenfer · #5 10-30-2007, 05:55 PM

A low pair seems reasonable. He could also have flat called the two pre-flop raises with AA, which some folks like to do (although I think he re-raises you with that hand). He could also have made a bad play with a 5 in his hand (not likely), or be fast shoving with a Queen and hoping you interpret it as weakness.

I guess the main question is, what could he possibly be playing that you have beat? Realistically, the only hands I see him playing that you have beat would be JT or KJ, with JT more likely. There is also a relatively decent chance of another AK. But all of these hands seem less likely than him being ahead of you, and you just aren't getting odds to find out.

I don't see any way you can call this bet.

Tackleberry · #6 10-30-2007, 06:08 PM

OK, thanks guys. I folded - but just wanted to check my line back.