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AKs in SB-- what's your plan with this flop and action?

  
 
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Old 04-21-2006, 03:55 AM     Post subject: AKs in SB-- what's your plan with this flop and action? #1 (permalink)  
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AK in the SB.

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MP3 ($24.65)
CO ($22.98)
Button ($8.22)
Hero ($24.40)
BB ($7.31)
UTG ($23.25)
UTG+1 ($24.47)
UTG+2 ($30.23)
MP1 ($21.83)
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Preflop: Hero is SB with A, K. Hero posts a blind of $0.10.
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.25, 4 folds, Button calls $0.25, Hero (poster) raises to $0.9, BB calls $0.75, UTG+2 calls $0.75, Button calls $0.75.

Flop: ($4) Q, 3, 7 (4 players)
Hero...

I'm not too crazy about a c-bet here into 2 calling stations and a LAG on the button with this board. Do you c-bet anyway and shut down if a non-heart falls (I'd do this if one of those diamonds were black)? Or check, call a small bet when it comes back/fold to a decent sized bet?
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Old 04-21-2006, 04:58 AM #2 (permalink)  
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It depends what your tollerance for risk is. You can either check, denoting either tremendous strength or weakness and watch the hand get checked around, or toss out a $3 bet saying "I like my hand and want to deny any flush draws". If you bet $3 and either player has trips, they'll let you know. Even a LAG has to respect consistent strength. Especially when you can easily have QQQ.

Also calling stations don't call without some draw.
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Old 04-21-2006, 05:24 AM #3 (permalink)  
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It depends what your tollerance for risk is. You can either check, denoting either tremendous strength or weakness and watch the hand get checked around, or toss out a $3 bet saying "I like my hand and want to deny any flush draws". If you bet $3 and either player has trips, they'll let you know. Even a LAG has to respect consistent strength. Especially when you can easily have QQQ.

Also calling stations don't call without some draw.
Good advice-- thanks. I elected to check and this was the action:

Hero checks, BB bets $0.25, UTG+2 calls $0.25, Button raises to $1, Hero...

Minbet by a fish and the LAG predictably raised but only to $1. I'm a little stuck by the weakish action-- I've gotten sandwiched between the minbettor and the LAG raiser before.

If I had this hand over, I think I'd stick in a real reraise to $2-3 here. I'll fold to a 4bet here or check/fold the turn if I don't get a heart or pair. Bad plan?
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Old 04-21-2006, 05:45 AM #4 (permalink)  
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You have ace high. Betting A high, with two of your outs likely tainted, into 3 opponents, in a raised pot, when you're out of position is generally pretty stupid.
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Old 04-21-2006, 07:14 AM #5 (permalink)  
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I agree with DaNuts here. C-bets have their place. This isn't it.
 
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Old 04-21-2006, 09:13 AM #6 (permalink)  
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You have no reason to call after a bet and a raise on the flop, someone has caught part of the flop and you are way behind


 
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Old 04-21-2006, 11:32 AM #7 (permalink)  
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This is a check/fold for me. The lack of position will almost certainly screw you; you're playing both calling stations and a LAgg, so if one doesn't beat you with his third pair, the other one will with his big river raise.
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Old 04-21-2006, 09:35 PM #8 (permalink)  
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A general rule for continuation bets unimproved/with no draw, is to rarely do it with more than 2 opponents.
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Old 04-21-2006, 09:54 PM #9 (permalink)  
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I raise bigger preflop (probably to 1.5) and if they still all call, then I checkfold this flop. Heads up this is an easy 3/4 pot c-bet.
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