Was this the correct line here with AK?
 

I reasoned that with the pot odds I had to call on the flop and hhad to push turn because I would not have had any chips left. Was there any other way that you would have played it?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (6 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

MP (t6020)
CO (t2730)
Button (t3020)
<font color="#C00000">SB (t3250)</font>
BB (t1750)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t1595)</font>

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t600</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls t600, Button calls t600, SB calls t500, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: (t2600) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t200</font>, Hero calls t200, CO calls t200, Button folds.

Turn: (t3200) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t400</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t795</font>, CO folds, SB calls t395.

River: (t4790) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t4790

Re: Was this the correct line here with AK?
 

push preflop.

Re: Was this the correct line here with AK?
 

I would push pre-flop with just over 7XBB, especially if a normal raise in EP is getting called by 3 players! The way you played it, I would push the flop after the very tiny probe bet by the SB. You're getting 2.8 to 1 odds on your push which is about right with two overs and the backdoor flush draw (albeit not with the A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]) even if called.

Re: Was this the correct line here with AK?
 

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I would push pre-flop with just over 7XBB, especially if a normal raise in EP is getting called by 3 players! The way you played it, I would push the flop after the very tiny probe bet by the SB. You're getting 2.8 to 1 odds on your push which is about right with two overs and the backdoor flush draw (albeit not with the A ) even if called.

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Spot on a usual Lloyd.

Regards,
Woodguy