($22) A bunch of AK\'s
 

I don't like the way I played these hands, so I'd like your comments on them. Hands 1 & 2 come from the same tournament.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP1 (t825)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t745)
CO (t775)
Button (t1050)
SB (t605)
BB (t800)
Hero (t800)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t800)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t55</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls t55, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, BB calls t40.

Flop: (t175) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t100</font>, MP1 calls t100, BB folds.

Turn: (t375) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t225</font>, Hero folds.



Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG (t1045)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t745)
MP1 (t775)
MP2 (t1090)
MP3 (t580)
CO (t735)
Hero (t620)
SB (t840)
BB (t770)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, CO calls t15, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t70</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls t55, CO calls t55.

Flop: (t220) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, BB folds, CO folds.



Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG (t775)
UTG+1 (t820)
Hero (t775)
MP2 (t1750)
CO (t760)
Button (t750)
SB (t1525)
BB (t845)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, MP2 calls t150, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: (t375) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t225</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t1600 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds.

Re: ($22) A bunch of AK\'s
 

Hand 1: Raise a bit more preflop, otherwise looks standard.

Hand 2: Bet between 1/2-2/3s of the pot on the flop.

Hand 3: Perfect.

Re: ($22) A bunch of AK\'s
 

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Hand 1: Raise a bit more preflop, otherwise looks standard.

Hand 2: Bet between 1/2-2/3s of the pot on the flop.

Hand 3: Perfect.

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well, actually i just raise to 60 in hand 1, so thats just being nitty. hand 1 and 3 look good. hand 2 i bet a bit less on the flop. like 150 or so.

Re: ($22) A bunch of AK\'s
 

The problem with playing AK OOP is when you miss the flop it is hard to play them if you meet any resistance. the first two I think are fine. The third one I'm wondering if you should push the flop or even push pf.

Re: ($22) A bunch of AK\'s
 

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The problem with playing AK OOP is when you miss the flop it is hard to play them if you meet any resistance. the first two I think are fine. The third one I'm wondering if you should push the flop or even push pf.

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i didnt even look at stack sizes with the third one. i really think you should push this flop. the problem that is happening by betting the amount you're betting is you're almost pot committing yourself to draw to six overcards and you're minimizing fold equity.

Re: ($22) A bunch of AK\'s
 

Hand 1 looks fine.

Hand 2 I only bet 125-150 on the flop because you are not going to chase away any mid PP or hannds that hit.

Hand 3 I raise to 175 or 200 and push any flop. (I dont know if this is really a great strategy, but I reason that I give donks another chances to fold their 55 instead of stacking me with it)