AKo in BB vs TAG limp HU play.

[OrianasDaad]

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

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Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, TAG calls, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, TAG calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">TAG raises</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">TAG bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (6.25 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">TAG bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 8.25 BB

[aK13]

OMG...perfect time to clarkmeister on the river.

[OrianasDaad]

Sorry, what's the reference there?

[aK13]

Clarkmeister's Theorem:
1. heads-up against thinking player
2. out of position
3. 4th flush card comes on the river

You bet with whatever hand you have (flush or not), typically fold to a raise.

[JoshuaD]

3-bet the flop. TAG has a weaker king as often as he has a jack, and I think he's going to wait till the turn to raise a J pretty often here. I like 3-betting the flop and seeing what happens.

Clarkmeister's theorem says HU, OOP, you should bet if a 4 flush comes in if you don't have a piece of it, in order to fold slightly better hands.

I don't think it applies to this hand at this limit. It's not folding a J, and a weaker K is likely to have a heart. ( He'll have one about 75% of the time, I think).

[JKDStudent]

Put yourself in TAG's place. What hands would you raise with? And how many of those hands does AK beat? KQ? KTs? QTs? I 3-bet this flop. If it gets capped, I consider folding this turn.

[JoshuaD]

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Put yourself in TAG's place. What hands would you raise with? And how many of those hands does AK beat? KQ? KTs? QTs? I 3-bet this flop. If it gets capped, I consider folding this turn.

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I think folding gives too much credit to a .5/1 tag.

[xenthebrain]

On the flop you have two choices.
Either 3-bet or call and lead the turn (stop and go).

Since it looked kinda like a freecardplay by tag the heart is pretty scary, but it could be a worse king than yours or a pocket pair.

Seeing the showdown in this spot is not a big mistake IMO.
But I would bet the river and fold to a raise.

[xenthebrain]

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Clarkmeister's Theorem:
1. heads-up against thinking player
2. out of position
3. 4th flush card comes on the river


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4. you are value-betting a hand which has somehow showdown value but isn't the flush.