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Old 12-02-2005, 09:08 PM
RiverDood RiverDood is offline
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Default Re: whiffed AK - Stars $6.50

Too passive on your part. I'd figure SB for a modest PP: 44-99, no set. He'd like to build the pot against a missed A -- and still be able to run away if you hit. It's possible he has AQ or AJ, in which case your call-call-call strategy will work. But that's pretty remote, especially given that he's still firing on the river.

If you're willing to call his first 60 and put in another 140 by the river, why not maximize your impact by raising his flop bet? He bets 60; you make it 200. Now you're doing something to take command of the pot. And your bet is perfectly consistent with other starting hands that you might have had, such as AT or JJ.

In that case, most of the time he folds his weaker PP or his Ax. If he reraises, you're gone. If he calls, check/fold from here.

Alternatively, because it's the first hand of a low-entry-fee turbo, you may not want to get in a shouting match with some kamikaze nut. All-ins on the first orbit are distressingly common. In that case, fold the flop and move on.

Bottom line: fold or raise the flop. Try to settle the hand right there. Otherwise you're just dissipating chips on a thin draw.
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