Overplayed AK?

[Ajax410]

Just to reiterate. Since I'm already into the small stakes forum, and my friend is just starting to play at party .5/1, I will be postings hands of his I find interesting while reviewing his sessions. I would love to hear advice on what I should tell him.

Ajax


Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (7 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, MP1 calls.

Flop: (5 SB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls.

Turn: (3.50 BB) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 caps</font>, Hero calls.

River: (11.50 BB) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 caps</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 19.50 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 19.50 BB, between Hero and MP1.</font>

I honestly think this is a grossly overplayed AK. It seems like he's behind. I know there are micro players who will play this aggressively with Kx, but there are a lot of likely "X's" that the board would have paired, and the villian shows no signs of slowing down. Anyone else have any thoughts?

I think that winning a hand like this results in a bad habit. Of course, winning is nice, but against aggression of this magnitude, I think my friend needs to slow down. Agree? Disagree?

[Evan]

Uhhh.....YEA!!!

First 3 streets are okay. Call me a whimp but I'm check-calling that river, and if I somehow decide to bet and then get raised I'm not 3 betting in a million years.

[Elbie]

Your friend has raised preflop but is still faced with a raise when the K hits. I would slow down, maybe already on the turn (no 3-bet) and for sure on the river which I would check/call

[Webster]

I'll 2nd what Evan said!

[AVF2k1]

I don't think the 3-bet on the turn i wrong, although the cap is scary...My guess is that MP2 has got two pair. I would check-call the river

[JoshuaD]

I'm with AVF2k1, villian's probably got K9.

[SCfuji]

wow he loves ak. tell him to slow down after the raise by the villain on the turn.

AGREE that it is grossly overplayed.

[afk]

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wow he loves ak. tell him to slow down after the raise by the villain on the turn.

AGREE that it is grossly overplayed.

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Actually I think hero's turn 3bet is more or less standard here.

[PokerIsLife]

I think the villian's flopped a set. He was waiting for the expensive streets to pop your friend.

[Klak]

i can only see you winning with this if the other player is a total maniac. he may very well have won, but the times you lose in this situation are much greater than the times you win.

[spacemonkey57]

I think it's fine right up until the river with no reads. I'd guess he lost to a slowplayed set.

[meep_42]

PF/Flop/Turn - I like.
River - I'm bet-calling. An overplayed KQ/KJ/KT might play the turn the same and I think a K9/K7 would bet or raise the flop.

That being said, this is a pretty standard line for a slowplayed set.

-d

[MarkL444]

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Call me a whimp

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Wimp! But yeah, check/call the river.