PP6: AKs on missed flop against shortstack

[trontron]

PartyPoker $6 Regular Tournament, Big Blind is t60 (8 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t2675)
UTG+1 (t2600)
MP1 (t2842)
MP2 (t1190)
CO (t6473)
Button (t673)
Hero (t2820)
BB (t727)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls t60, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, Button calls t60, <font color="red">Hero raises to t270</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, Button calls t240

Flop: (t720) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">Hero bets t400</font>, Button calls t373 (All-in)

is this played fine? is anyone checkfolding flop? i assumed, i have still a little bit folding equity and i can't see myself folding, if i check and villain shoves.

UTG was playing quite a little bit loose, rather passive. (31.5/3.7), Button was really loose (52.4/9.5/1.0).

[Rachmaninov]

As you played you have no other choice than pushing the flop...But y didnt you put them all in preflop?! You`d still have some fold equity and if they/he calls, you see 5 cards without having to make a push with nadda on the flop. If he is loose you are a huge favourite over his range and often enough they fold (which is quite fine for you). Now he might have hit something on the flop and you are often behind...

[trontron]

i don't see a reason for pushing AKs with more than 45BB left! i think preflop is pretty much standard, raising 4.5BB with 2 limpers in front.
would anyone else push Preflop?

[futuredoc85]

i would probably play this the same

[Unknown Soldier]

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i don't see a reason for pushing AKs with more than 45BB left! i think preflop is pretty much standard, raising 4.5BB with 2 limpers in front.
would anyone else push Preflop?

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Given utg stack - no. If it was folded to button then yeah. But that's really standard.

I like OP's line

[stevefrench]

I think you played this fine.

[curtains]

postflop was automatic

[DevinLake]

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i don't see a reason for pushing AKs with more than 45BB left! i think preflop is pretty much standard, raising 4.5BB with 2 limpers in front.
would anyone else push Preflop?

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You should push this preflop if you are even thinking of folding to the short stack here.

You have to have a plan whenever you make a play. So, when you raise to 270 preflop here, it is with the intention of pushing 100% of the flops if you've isolated against shorty.

[Red_Diamond]

Lets ignore whether your first move was an error or not, lets just see how to salvage this one.

You did know that AK will only hit about 35% of the time... right? :P

Well all is not totaly lost... you are tangling with the SS and he can't knock you out... and the pot is huge. You got yourself in a fix, but you are 3-1 for improving by river, 6-1 on the turn. So even if he had you beat, you can still improve to win.

Also keep in mind this being heads up, A high is often not that bad of a hand during showdow, and you also have k to back that up under the event he has a weak ace.

After the flop, you are going all the way with this one IMHO.

[Rachmaninov]

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i don't see a reason for pushing AKs with more than 45BB left! i think preflop is pretty much standard, raising 4.5BB with 2 limpers in front.
would anyone else push Preflop?

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Actually you are right...but you are not playing for all your BB...you are just playing the shortys. UTg will fold 99% of the time...
The Problem with raising is the main problem of this hand. If you can`t give me an adequate answer what to to postflop after a push (don`t tell me, you couldn`t expect that to happen...Shorty is short and moves in...lol you definitely have to push preflop....or fold. But i think we all agree that folding is weak.
If anybody can`t give me a reasonable answer how to avoid the postflop-problem, there is IMO no other choice than pushing.
Actually it is not my intention to push preflop. Not that i want it, i MUST do it. Because its easy to see that shorty is commited after a call and will push regardless of what he is holding. And if you lay this one on the flop down, then i wanna play with you!