11 SNG: AK played badly on all streets?

[cdutilb]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB (t480)
Hero (t3775)
UTG (t2550)
MP (t3600)
Button (t3095)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, K.
[color=#666666]2 folds</font>, [color=#CC3333]Button raises to t450</font>, [color=#666666]1 fold</font>, Hero calls t300.

Flop: (t975) 9, T, J [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
Hero checks, [color=#CC3333]Button bets t600</font>, Hero calls t600.

Turn: (t2175) 6 [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
Hero checks, [color=#CC3333]Button bets t1050</font>, Hero calls t1050.

River: (t4275) 5 [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
Hero checks, [color=#CC3333]Button bets t995 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t5270

In hindsight I think I should have either lead out on the flop or reraised all in.

[Jay Riall]

Push pf. As played I check-raise all-in on the flop if I think he will c-bet.

[mosdef]

I think the turn call is way worse than the preflop call.

Given the call preflop, I would have check-raised all-in on the flop.

Given the call on the flop, I would have shoved the turn.

[caretaker1]

Push PF. Button's range should be huge and you're way ahead of it. You'll either take down over 600 chips right there or get all-in with an excellent hand. As played, I like a CR all-in on the flop, you're hand is still huge and you still will have FE.

[Jay Riall]

Yeh the postflop calls are pretty terrible. Mosdef you would agree is it better to push pf against a button raise though yes?

[mosdef]

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Yeh the postflop calls are pretty terrible. Mosdef you would agree is it better to push pf against a button raise though yes?

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That is certainly simpler and undoubtably +EV, but it's not a disaster to play this one heads up.

If the button has total garbage then he's not going to call a preflop all-in anyway. The question is: can you get more chips out of him by calling preflop and check-calling his bluffs the rest of the way? Or is he just going to check/fold after the flop anyway unless he picks up a lucky two pair? If the villain is the type to keep firing at pots with nothing then you will have a decent chance of extracting more chips from him. Of course this is a dangerous game since you run the risk of getting beat by a lucky weaker (preflop) hand.

There are similar pros/cons when the villain has an actual decent hand. Will he call your all-in with Ax? Or are you better off stringing along a weak Ax who won't be able to get away from a flop with an A but who will fold to your preflop push? If he has a PP will he fold to your push or call?

If you've got any reads it could actually make a difference I suppose. Personally I think that a lot of these players at the 11s just can't stop bluffing so there can be a lot of value in keeping them in the hand to make more misguided bets on the flop, turn, and river. In this case I would lean towards your suggestion of a preflop push since playing OOP is not that much fun and a flop bet from villain is a virtual certainty.

[blopp]

Push pre. Hope he folds. Dont let him outflop you with any 2. If he was Sb with same stack and raise, i dont mind a call since you have position.

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[Austiger]

I think you said it all in your subject. It's pretty awful.

[snakekilla88]

1.) Convert this to 2p2 format you are not posting at trashy ftr :-D.

2.) Since you have the bigger stack and are out of position I place a re-raise in here.

As played I would not have been so passive and would have bet out or re-raised all in you are j ust spewing chips.

[TravestyFund]

Why are you check calling? That is how bad plyrs pay my bills. Play with some aggression. You missed multiple shove oppotunities and put yourself in position to lose a big pot that you could have won on 3 diff opp.s. There are so many diff bad elements to this particular hand. Stop playing so tight/scared and put in some raises occasionally.