Too Aggressive with AK?

[_Kevin_]

1st orbit so no reads.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>.

Flop: (7.50 SB) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, MP2 folds, CO calls.

River: (12.25 BB) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls.

Final Pot: 14.25 BB

[deadmunny]

Fairly standard play, anyone disagree?

Regards D

[Fat Nicky]

I disagree, against an uknown player it's best to just call this one down.

[_Kevin_]

Villian showed JJ for the set.

[LuckyRounder]

I would call the turn raise, and I would call one more bet on the river. But I'm not 3 betting. Even calling down is close.

The CO is unlikely to be bluffing or semi-bluffing with both you and the middle player still in the pot. Unless he is a maniac, his play is far more consistant with a hand that has you beat. At this limit I'm not totally convinced your beat, and have outs and odds against two pair. A set is very likely too (which he did have), and that leaves you drawing dead. But I think the chance that he is bluffing, semi-bluffing, playing an AK or AQ funny, or has two pair, justifies calling down. But I'm not sure.

Hope it helps.

LuckyRounder.