Early: AKs facing an all-in with a draw

[SuitedSixes]

Trying to work on the tightness. I figure I am against 77-QQ who does not want to give me any free cards.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG+2 (t1000)
MP1 (t985)
MP2 (t950)
MP3 (t985)
CO (t1020)
Button (t1015)
SB (t970)
BB (t1000)
Hero (t1000)
UTG+1 (t1075)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t45</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, Button calls t45, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (t115) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t80</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t970 (All-In)</font>, Hero . . .

[The Yugoslavian]

I don't think you have to call at all there. However, I really don't mind check/raising on the flop instead.

Yugoslav

[THATWACOKID]

Check-raising all in?

[Sykes]

Fold. You don't need to risk your stack at what best is a coin flip.

[Benholio]

I like your line. This is exactly how I'd play this hand, except my standard level 1 raise is 60-65. I'm pretty sure I'd bet this flop (about 2/3 pot), and I would definitely fold to his all-in bet.

What sucks is that it is a +CEV call unless he flopped 2 pairs or better.

[THATWACOKID]

I think 55 is a good possibility here.

[llabb]

I generally like the line, but would open-raise pre-flop to at least 60+.

Here, you should probably fold, due to a greater edge later. Additional possible hands include 45s and 78s, and the ones that really hurt would be 43 and even 64. Open-raising more than 60 pre-flop helps cut these down.