AK first hand $55+5

[TylerD]

I've been trying my hand at the $55+5 turbo SnGs on Stars. First impressions - MUCH tougher than the $25+2, but probably still beatable. Here's a hand that I think still shows I'm in $25+2 mode. What do you think?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t1500)
SB (t1500)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
Hero (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1500)
CO (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t20, Hero raises to t80, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls t80, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, SB calls t70, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t60.

Flop: (t340) A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t400, MP3 raises to t1420, SB folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls t1020 (All-In).

[Sam T.]

Not an answer, but a question: With 1500 starting stack, will a t80 raise chase out the cheese? At level one of Party's $10 (800 chips to start), I raise 75, just because the "standard" raise won't do the job. Would 100-125 work better? (A question for the big kids who are allowed to play with more chips.)

I have to think you were up against a set of jacks.

[woodguy]

MP3 cold calls then a raises all in on your flop bet.
AJ is a slight possibility, but AA,JJ,33 are much more likely.
Gotta lay down.

regards,
woodguy

[Hood]

With AK, do you want to 'chase out the cheese'. I'm drawing to top pair, and I want all those fools with A6 or K7 to call lots of there chips away when an A or K hits the flop. I want to build up the pot PF (so it's a decent size so players are more inclined to call), but not raise so much I get heads up.

On Partyu, getting 4-5 callers for 70 each is just dandy. That's 300-350, a good portion of a stack, and I may be able to get all-in on the flop and double up.

[Marine139]

I would think you were up against at least AJ maybe JJ. AJ would probably be more inclined to call a raise while JJ would be more likly to reraise but either way you beat pretty bad. Almost deffinitly should have layed it down. A rule of mine is "Top pair isnt a hand to go broke on."...My 2 cents.

Marine

[patrick dicaprio]

most times at this level guys are not going to call a raise with A6 or K7. you want to be heads up in this situation.

Pat

[Hood]

My mistake, didn't see the level.