AKs in early position...
 

Hi,

This hand happenned a few days ago, and I've been thinking about it on and off, so I thought I'd post it here. Obviously, I think I played it wrong, but I'd like to hear how the experts play it differently. It's a $50 NL table (50 cent big blind, 25 cent small blind). I bought in for $30 and posted in the cut-off. Table is 10-handed and there hasn't been too much action the first 5-6 hands. I have no reads or stats on anybody here.

A few hands after I posted, I'm UTG, and get Ad Kd. I raise to $2. A player in middle position calls, and everyone else folds. This player has about $18 left.

The flop comes Kh 5d 4c. I bet $5. He raises to $10, leaving him $8 more.

I liked the situation enough that I was definitely going to call. But since he only has $8 left, I figured I'd call a bet with pretty much any turn card that showed up, so I pushed.

What do you guys do? Thanks!

Re: AKs in early position...
 

there is no other right play other than to put him AI.

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Standard.

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Okay, glad to hear you say that. But, is my PF raise in early position bad? Is my flop bet too big? I should be worried about draws, so maybe a half-pot-size-bet is more suitable?

Thanks.

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Okay, glad to hear you say that. But, is my PF raise in early position bad? Is my flop bet too big? I should be worried about draws, so maybe a half-pot-size-bet is more suitable?

Thanks.

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you can't be scared to raise with premium hands OOP.

you made a potsized bet on the flop which is fine.

if you made a smaller bet, then you would be inviting the villian to draw against you.

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But, is my PF raise in early position bad?

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PF raise is standard. Getting cute with AKs is just ridiculous.

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Is my flop bet too big?

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I make it $4 to go, but it really makes very little difference.

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Standard.

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I can't see any possible way that the money doesn't go allin here besides you both checking it down.

PS buy in for $50

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And when he turns over 44, I just smile, right? (And hope for the runner runner flush!)

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And when he turns over 44, I just smile, right? (And hope for the runner runner flush!)

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yup - it happens.

the fact that he was shortstacked made your decision an instacall.

if he was deepstacked, that'd be different.