$55s - Bizarre AK Hand
 

No reads, whch is unfortunate because I really could have used one here. No PF advice please.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

MP2 (t960)
MP3 (t910)
Hero (t970)
Button (t895)
SB (t925)
BB (t1035)
UTG (t955)
UTG+1 (t1165)
UTG+2 (t810)
MP1 (t1375)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises to t55</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls t55, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>.

Flop: (t135) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 calls t755 (All-In), Hero would like to point out that he has the flush ace.

Re: $55s - Bizarre AK Hand
 

Would he be making a huge overbet with anything that beats you here? I think a draw is likely and would call.

Re: $55s - Bizarre AK Hand
 

i don't know what to do here.

i probably put him on a draw and call, maybe i'm foolish.

Re: $55s - Bizarre AK Hand
 

Flush draw is unlikely, I have the flush ace, and he raised PF. KQs is a possibility, but I'm coin flipping against that. Note I'm behind KJs.

If he has a straight draw, its a gutshot. QJ flopped the straight.

Re: $55s - Bizarre AK Hand
 

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i don't know what to do here.

i probably put him on a draw and call, maybe i'm foolish.

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There are plenty of maniacs out there who would do this with an underpair, like this guy.

Re: $55s - Bizarre AK Hand
 

May be laying down the best hand, but it's too early to take a coin flip. What would he raise with from that position that you are way ahead of here? Behind 99, tt, KK, AA. Ahead of 88 (would he even raise 88 here?) JJ or QQ. Split with KA. If he raised JQ or something like that from this position, he'll bust himself out anyway, so he's just holding your 55 chips. Dump it.

Later,
Rick

Re: $55s - Bizarre AK Hand
 

I think that you are going to get so many strange hands shown down here that you are ahead of that you can't lay this down

Re: $55s - Bizarre AK Hand
 

Folding here is silly. You are ahead most of the time against average 55 sng players. If he has you beat/outdraws you then just start another tournament up.

But I feel you are usually ahead here, and then you get to play the tournament with a big stack which gives you a great chance to money right off the bat.