How do you play AK early in first 2 levels? - Page 2

45suited · #11 09-21-2005, 12:08 AM

Hand one is actually not a bad scenario. I'm going to assume that the guy who's down to t295 in level 2 is a bit of a donk. A shortstack all-in does not particularly scare me. It 'could' be a PP or even a worse ace. What it does is that it allows me to blow the initial raiser out of the hand when the action gets back to me.

So I'd push hand one when the action got back to me.

Hand two, I would not have played like the OP did. I'll leave it at that.

inyaface · #12 09-21-2005, 12:24 AM

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Hand one is actually not a bad scenario. I'm going to assume that the guy who's down to t295 in level 2 is a bit of a donk. A shortstack all-in does not particularly scare me. It 'could' be a PP or even a worse ace. What it does is that it allows me to blow the initial raiser out of the hand when the action gets back to me.

So I'd push hand one when the action got back to me.

Hand two, I would not have played like the OP did. I'll leave it at that.

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agreed...all of it

golfcchs · #13 09-21-2005, 01:36 AM

I know I butchered hand 2 calling the turn raise and river bet, but would you play it differently any other way?

inyaface · #14 09-21-2005, 01:45 AM

c- bet the flop
fold to any other action after that

NiR · #15 09-21-2005, 02:38 AM

didnt read any of the replies but this is what i do.

hand 1 utg AK, i fold as fast as i can.from middle to late position i raise to around 75 in lvl 1 and 85 in lvl 2. i rarely limp it cause AK sucks multiway. hard to play.

hand 2 i would check/fold turn, if u were planning to clal the min raise on turn then just push instead. but i check/fold here all the time.

dont get in any trouble with AK early. AK is godly hand late game , not early. if u dont hit just fold. dont bother bluffing in these limits.