AK out of the SB

[Crow1974]

I put the MP open raiser on a small-mid pair. Button was fairly loose. Too passive? I don't like gambling early.


Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold'em Tournament, $10 + $1 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds, 9 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

MP1: 1,455
MP2: 1,500
CO: 1,290
BTN: 2,115
Hero (SB): 1,470
BB: 960
UTG: 1,710
UTG+1: 1,500
UTG+2: 1,155

Pre-Flop: (45) K A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (SB)
UTG calls 30, 3 folds, <font color="red">MP2 raises to 160</font>, CO folds, BTN calls 160, Hero calls 145, BB calls 130, UTG folds

Flop: (670) 6 5 Q (4 Players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, <font color="red">BTN bets 670</font>, Hero folds, <font color="red">BB raises to 800 and is All-In</font>, MP2 folds, BTN calls 130

Turn: (2,270) 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: (2,270) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 2,270 Pot
BTN showed T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (a pair of Queens) and WON 2,270 (+1,310 NET)
BB showed 9 Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (a pair of Queens) and LOST (-960 NET)

[omg im l337]

I think it's a fine fold given the action. Three to a flush on the flop and you missed completely.

[Rupert]

I think you should shove pre to negate the position factor. Fine as played

[erc007]

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I put the MP open raiser on a small-mid pair.

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There is no MP "open raiser" here...UTG limped. That makes a sig difference is MP2's range, IMO. I guess u can play AK like this if u don't want to "gamble early"...but u should realize that u passed up an EV+ opportunity here by not shoving pre if your read was a PP for MP2. Do u see why it's EV+ to race here?

[registrar]

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I don't like gambling early.


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It's hardly a gamble.

[ettorek]

Good fold, but IMAO the other two are super donks.... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[tomek322]

Re raise PF... as played easy fold on the flop.

[Pokerfarian]

I shove preflop. Pot already being &gt;20% of my stack is a key factor. Also, calling, whilst still +EV, invites a 4-5 handed pot where your OOP with a hand which is only really looking to flop TPTK so isn't great.

[Jon_AK]

amazing how horribly people play in the early stages of MTT's.

[ssnyc]

raise a lot pre...prob shove...