A8s UTG+1 - Opening up my game?

[Sasnak]

I decided to open up my game by changing over to the SSHE loose charts as an experiment and to get my VP up off of 12.4% Normally this is a fold for me, what do you think? Who's playign Axs in EP and has some data on it?

Villain is TA-N and I put him on a high Ace. He turned over an A/images/graemlins/heart.gif K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.

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Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO folds, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls.

River: (9 BB) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

Final Pot: 11 BB

[mungpo]

Cap this on the flop. Rest looks standard.

[deepsquat]

cap the flop, if BB leads turn id call down. Although it would be hard to put him on a hand that u are behind to.

[DMBFan23]

A8s is about my cutoff now for Axs in EP, and 1/2 is a good time to start ditching the bad ones, ie A4, A3s. some tables the low ones are worth a limp, but my default until I have a table read is to fold.

this limp is definitely ok though, as long as you don't overplay one pair.

[milesdyson]

Easy limp. Your VPIP of 12.4 is amazing. I (and many others here) raise more hands on the button than you play altogether... that's frightening. If seeing four people fold after you limp is common, you should cut the X off at around 7 or 8, though. Limping very weak suited aces becomes bad when pots often end up shorthanded.

As for this specific hand, I really like the play, specifically calling the flop 3-bet and raising the turn. I can't believe the guy didn't raise AKs preflop.

[iluzion]

12.4... wow.

[shadow29]

Post flop is good.

I play every Axs from EP when I know that the pot will have more than 3 or more opponents in. It's a better hand that people give it credit for.

At 1/2, I tightened up considerably. Just know your table.