Re: $33, passing up an edge by folding AK
I normally call here. At the $11s I push preflop because I utterly crush that range. The $33s are different enough that I probably call here, and I think calling has a lot going for it. First of all, if you catch an Ace then you stack AQ-AT and can eat a c-bet which should be in the 100-150 area, giving you some implied odds for calling. Second, if he does have a smaller pair, you can win the pot sometimes if he checks to you on a Q- or J-high flop. If you miss and the flop looks bad for you sometimes he checks to you anyways and you can grab a free turn card. I don't see many downsides to calling, really. Sure some of the time you drop 100 here and sometimes you make top pair and he makes a set, but calling takes all the bad sides of coinflips out and still lets you stack off against hands you dominate. I think folding is kind of poopy here honestly. AK in position against a PFR = Jeff's playing this pot.
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