Horribly played AK
 

Villain is 10.6/1.8/1.2

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) converter

Hero ($105.20)
Button ($96.80)
SB ($24)
BB ($27)
UTG ($99)
UTG+1 ($169.80)
MP1 ($68.20)
MP2 ($37.20)
MP3 ($181)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls $1, UTG+1 calls $1, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls $1, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to $5</font>, Hero calls $5, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG calls $4, UTG+1 folds, MP2 folds.

Flop: ($18.50) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets $12</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $40</font>, UTG folds, MP3 calls $164 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: $234.50

Results:
No showdown. MP3 wins $234.50.

Where did I go wrong? Let me esplain. No, there is too much - let me sum up.

Actually I'll let everyone else flame away first, then post my thoughts. Any other alternatives on the flop?

Re: Horribly played AK
 

call? the way you played it is fine too though. i don't like playing tptk for a big pot so I'm more inclined to call the flop, call/check the turn and call/bet the river.

Re: Horribly played AK
 

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call?I'm more inclined to call the flop, call/check the turn and call/bet the river.

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That is probably your best plan here, as long as the bets are not huge in comparision to the pot.

Re: Horribly played AK
 

I like the way you played it. You found out early just where you were at, and probably saved yourself some money.

Re: Horribly played AK
 

Looks fine to me.

Re: Horribly played AK
 

Its not so bad.

Against super nits, I might fold Ak preflop though.

Re: Horribly played AK
 

How about villians stats (10.6/1.8/1.2). This guy is pretty tight even for 9-handed. He raises pre-flop less than 2% of the time. So, 5xBB PFR, I dont put him on K10. Maybe QJs but I doubt it. This sure looks like AA, KK, or AK. So, at best, you have a push. His post flop aggression is only 1.2 and he moves all in for $164.00. I cant fold my hand quick enough here.

I also would have only made it $30 instead of $40. With villian being this tight a $30 bet (e.g., pot-sized) will let you know where you stand and also save you $10 if he moves all in.

Thoughts?

Re: Horribly played AK
 

TPTK i think i wouldve just called.

.edit the original flop bet, not the AI.

Re: Horribly played AK
 

I think you fold this preflop without a second thought based on those stats... I am more interested in calling with a small SC or suited one gappers vs. AK which probably won't improve vs. villians starting hands. If you had 78s or 68s you either hit hard and stack him or easily fold to any bet.

Guin

Re: Horribly played AK
 

I probably play it the same except that I would have raised the flop to only $30-36, which would have saved you a few bucks but not a big deal.

Let me offer another way to play this hand though. You are either WA/WB here, right? I don't think a tight player is raising Q-J here, so he probably has A-K or a big pair. And a tight player like this might make a CB on the flop, but would probably shut down once he gets called. So you could have just called the flop and then see what he does on the turn. If he continued to bet the turn strong, you can fold being pretty sure he has at least A-K. That line only costs you $12. Of course, if he checks the turn, you bet and take it down against his likely QQ or JJ.

Again, I probably play it the way you do, but this is another possibility.