Hey,
sometimes I have problems when I get huge hands in stealing positions, because I dont know if I want to push and possibly only win the blinds or raise to extract more value but play a very difficult flop. Here some examples:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed)
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MP (t980)
Button (t3020)
SB (t1630)
BB (t610)
Hero (t1760)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t600</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, Button calls t600, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, BB calls t400.
Flop: (t1900) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks,Hero ???
Here I am completely lost. It seems AKo is too difficult to play postflop when nearly pot commited without hitting an Ace or King. If I push here, weaker Aces fold which I dont want and pocket pairs call which I dont want either.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed)
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SB (t2920)
BB (t2920)
UTG (t1495)
Hero (t2665)
Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
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1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t900</font>, SB calls t750, BB calls t600.
Flop: (t2700) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, Hero ???
Problem is: If I bet and someone got a Flush Draw/ Straight Draw, he will raise me all-in, because both SB and BB had been playing fairly maniacal up to this point. If I dont bet I give freecards and am in for some tough call/fold decisions.
Now in general: Is it important to slowplay good hands like AKo, QQ preflop to extract more value, even though it's tough like hell to play them from the flop on with those shallow stacks? Or dont you lose much if you simply push all-in?