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hypothetical AKo situation, very early in the game, vs big raise/calls
you hold AKo on the button, and the blinds are low, 10/20.
someone early open-raises for 150 chips. 3 callers after, and it is your turn to act. what do you do? i choose fold. from what i understand, these are the reasons for each of raise/call/fold. raising: - lets you know where you are in the hand - but still, you're pushing real thin odds here, after all you still need to hit a ace or king - that A or K will miss the flop 2/3 of the time, and you will have wasted a lot of chips if they don't fold do your flop follow up calling: - you lose all control of the hand - you have some good odds to call - you have position, so you can still see how everyone reacts folding: - it's still early, and you don't need to gamble - against a EP raiser, you will dominate them 1/3 of the time, coinflip another 1/3, or be badly dominated 1/3 - against 3 callers like that, likely to have some pocket pairs, suited connectors, possibly suited aces or kings. - you lose nothing ------------------------ my main argument for folding is because AK is crap if it doesn't hit. against 4 other players, even if they check to you, you can't feel good betting into them on a raggy flop. it is still very early in the game, and you don't need to accumulate chips by gambling. against 3 callers, i think your reverse implied odds are huge here. you stand to gain little, but lose a lot. thoughts? |
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Re: hypothetical AKo situation, very early in the game, vs big raise/calls
I think this depends on what level you're playing. If you're playing in the $10+1s, a call is probably better/smarter than a $55.
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