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08-17-2005, 11:46 PM
I always have trouble playing AK. I know you suppose to play really aggresive with AK, but how aggressive? Here is a situation

Tournament #11399227, Hold'em No Limit - Level III
(25/50) - 2005/08/17 - 00:01:24 (ET)
Table '11399227 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: grdeadhead (1545 in chips)
Seat 2: Danp1212 (1100 in chips)
Seat 3: Norcal92 (1030 in chips)
Seat 5: Masterhp (1885 in chips)
Seat 6: xx204xx (995 in chips)
Seat 7: kuyk (2515 in chips)
Seat 8: jconte0008 (1140 in chips)
Seat 9: sae249422 (3290 in chips)
Masterhp: posts small blind 25
xx204xx: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Masterhp [Ks Ac]
kuyk: calls 50
jconte0008: calls 50
sae249422: folds
grdeadhead: folds
Danp1212: folds
Norcal92: raises 50 to 100
Masterhp: calls 75
xx204xx: calls 50
kuyk: calls 50
jconte0008: raises 50 to 150
Norcal92: calls 50
Masterhp: calls 50
xx204xx: calls 50
kuyk: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [4d 9d 6c]
Masterhp: ???
I will show the turn later.

By the way, this is a 5.50 tournament.

08-17-2005, 11:48 PM
With a lot of people in the hand and AK missing on the flop you need to muck or call a very small bet. You needed to push hard before the flop. For a $5 tourney I stick it all in. At worst it's a race.

mlagoo
08-17-2005, 11:51 PM
after the minraise to you, pop it to 350-400. should narrow the players going to the flop.

with this many players to the flop, and you having missed, you've got to let it go for anything more than a tiny bet.

definitely raise preflop though. word on the street is AK is a strong hand.