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Old 11-20-2006, 07:49 PM     Post subject: Poorly played AK #1 (permalink)  
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Well I took 3 months off over the summer and now I am back. I was planning on check-raising the flop here, but we all check. Then I get raised by a 25/15 that limped UTG. At first I thought he was just taking a shot at the pot on the turn but when I get to the river, I figure since he was a really agressive player that limped UTG, he very well could have hit a set on the flop, planning on check-call or check-raise the flop, but the original raiser didn't give him the opportunity. What are your guys thoughts?

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Button ($47.45)
Hero ($94)
BB ($60.25)
UTG ($104.45)
MP ($209.25)
CO ($59.90)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, K.
UTG calls $1, MP raises to $4, 2 folds, Hero calls $3.50, 1 fold, UTG calls $3.

Flop: ($13) A, 5, 4 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks.

Turn: ($13) Q (3 players)
Hero bets $7, UTG raises to $18, MP folds, Hero calls $11.

River: ($49) T (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $30, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $79
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Old 11-20-2006, 08:21 PM #2 (permalink)  
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reraise preflop, and go broke on that flop is most +EV way to play it usually

you played it fine though
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Old 11-20-2006, 08:27 PM #3 (permalink)  
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elaborate more on flop play here plz gabe?
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Old 11-20-2006, 08:29 PM #4 (permalink)  
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i mean if he reraised preflop then he should go broke on this flop
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Old 11-20-2006, 08:33 PM #5 (permalink)  
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I hardly ever re-raise out of the blinds. Something I need to work on.
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Old 11-20-2006, 08:46 PM #6 (permalink)  
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 you should pretty much reraise AK anywhere anytime 6 handed.
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Quote:
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you should pretty much reraise AK anywhere anytime 6 handed.
especially out of the blinds

otherwise you're spewing chips 2/3 of the time (unless you're willing to make big bluffs OOP postflop at this level)

In some games, smooth-calling AK can be sexy in position when you watch over-aggros stack off with TPGK... But that's the exception, not the rule.
when the vpip's are high and the value bets are like razors, who can be safe?
 
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I think calling the turn here is bad because being OOP you're facing a river bet all the time. So I either fold the turn or call the river. Is this off somehow?
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I hardly ever re-raise out of the blinds. Something I need to work on.
real men reraise out of the blinds.
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Old 11-20-2006, 10:29 PM #10 (permalink)  
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I hardly ever re-raise out of the blinds. Something I need to work on.
real men reraise out of the blinds.
...against aggressive players.
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