$11 - Fold AK behind a raise

[pergesu]

He makes a standard raise, I fold. I used to push a lot of the time, but I don't think I like it so much cause I get called by mid pairs a bunch. A smaller reraise opens me up to the three-bet, and I don't want to call off 1/8 of my stack. But I'd have position, so it might be worth it.

What should my standard ply here be?



***** Hand History for Game 2762256622 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:15998828 Level:2 Blinds(15/30) - Friday, September 23, 16:24:15 EDT 2005
Table Table 11724 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: Nuggetsinthe ( $1348 )
Seat 3: Rodgata ( $730 )
Seat 4: Benchman ( $805 )
Seat 5: PBlixt ( $667 )
Seat 6: AtlanticTLC ( $680 )
Seat 7: arocker ( $1055 )
Seat 8: pattywack85 ( $795 )
Seat 9: lizardkingxx ( $615 )
Seat 10: wiggs73 ( $1305 )
Trny:15998828 Level:2
Blinds(15/30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to pattywack85 [ Ad Ks ]
Rodgata folds.
Benchman folds.
PBlixt folds.
AtlanticTLC folds.
arocker raises [90].
pattywack85 folds.

[Nicholasp27]

i'd call
you're gonna lose EV if your standard play is to fold AK to a standard level 2 raise

[downtown]

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i'd call

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For the times you don't hit an A or K, you'll get checked to and be able to pick up the pot often enough to make it profitable IMO. This is my line here with AKo as of late. Don't be too fearful of the push though in this spot in the 11s, for however often you'll see wired sixes you'll also see AJ and AQ...

Edit: Folding is bad!

HIJAK: What to do in this situation with AKs/o in a 1000-chip game? Raise and make it X to go, or just call?

[Nicholasp27]

i think u still just call in 1k chip game

if u reraise he'll reraise, etc...

9% of your stack is fine for ak

i also like making the semi-bluff on flop with ak more if pot is 200 than 500+...don't wanna make it too expensive to do

[Pudge714]

Fold is incredibly weak what if you fold AK what are you calling with?

[Bigdaddydvo]

I usually reraise to about 200 and

a) Try to win it PF

b) Pray for an A or K to hit

or if I miss

c) Pray the flop misses him and make a continuation bet if he checks.

[pergesu]

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Fold is incredibly weak what if you fold AK what are you calling with?

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I realize this, it's jsut at the time I wasn't a huge fan of my options. I explained why in the OP.

Folding here, I think, is the worst option, but I'd like to know what the best one is so I can start doing it by default.

[jeffraider]

I know you've played as high as $55s and stuff Perg, but this is an $11. Just push and double up against ATo.

[bawcerelli]

i repop it at the 11's but i'm at ub with 1500 stacks. hell with smaller stack at PP i think i'm still repopping this. put the pressure on him.

[mosdef]

i think this is okay at the 11s, since weaker As will call your reraise and still give you their whole stack when an A falls. but if you have any reason at all to believe that your opponent will be intimidated by your reraise, you have to call here. the power of AK is that you can earn a large sum of money from Ax if an A falls. if you reraise here with your AK and you cause your opponent with AQ, AJ, AT to slow down and start to worry, you've taken that power away.