$16 Stars - AK hand early against multi-tabler.

[LeadbellyDan]

Villain is Malnek who I believe posts here and I think has just moved up from the 6.5s. He was sat at nine of my tables and when theres a decent tag at all my tables I like to mess with them a bit.

My thinking is that his most likely holdings are middle pairs 77-JJ. These outway the chance that he called with a baby pair and made a set or limped a big pair. If I push then it looks like my hand has to be AA-QQ or AsKs right? So he's forced to fold most of the time. Also my AK has decent equity against his mid pairs if he calls. What do you think?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (7 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Hero (t1440)
SB (t2900)
BB (t1470)
UTG (t2115)
MP1 (t1465)
MP2 (t3090)
CO (t1020)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t30, MP1 calls t30, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG folds, MP1 calls t120.

Flop: (t375) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t240</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1290</font>

[DannyOcean_]

Does he ever limp with AQ, AJ or KQ? because that would also make this play really good. I think it's an ok move if you're sure that he sees you as a tight reg. If he thinks you are a random, he might call with JJ or TT more.

[Kevin8423]

I bet theres a pretty solid chance he has no idea you are 2p2, especially if your name is different. With that said I don't see much of a reason to do this here, without having you as a solid player he can call here with like TT+ at the very least. You are making him fold out worse hands and low PPs (hopefully) and he is calling when you are beat.

[sippin_criss]

I'd say he probably has TT or JJ and he might fold it if he thinks you're really solid.

[Kevin8423]

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I'd say he probably has TT or JJ and he might fold it if he thinks you're really solid.

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IMO he isn't folding these very often. AA/KK is almost always 3bet pf and probably even QQ so you are likely ahead with JJ/TT pretty often here. Unless he really gives you a lot of respect you are getting called by TT+ (and behind for stacks) and getting him to fold overcards for the 500 or so in the pot. I think that situation is weighted in his favor.

[Scotty_12]

Kevin,

Hero didnt flat pf, he made it 5bb, and had no chance to 3bet, he raised over two limpers. MP1 (malnek) limp/called and I would say malneks hand looks alot like 77-TT (maybe JJ?) here ... I think you cant take sets out of his range though, since he is leading into the PFR - so I would be itnerested to see how this play works... I think in the early levels with a 2p2 leading into pfr its probably a fold when he leafs the flop. Hard to say if he folds 77-TT without a read you are v solid

[AMT]

if he doesnt know your 2p2, hes unlikely to bet/fold overpairs here (and obviously sets)