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Old 11-21-2005, 07:27 PM
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Default Re: AK out of position, long term strategy??

I like a push here with t1700. Like the others noted, picking up t525 is massive for you and if you happen to get called by AQ or some small pockets, you're either going to be ecstatic or have a great chance to add a great deal to your stack.

With blinds like that, you need to be playing a hand like AK very aggressively. Since no one showed strength, you'll probably take down the blinds but, again, that's a great outcome.

I don't like the mindset of just raising a little so that you can get away from a missed flop. It's bad for business. You either have the best hand right now or you're 5 to 6 to win unless someone limped with either AA or KK.

Push it, take the blinds, and look for more chances to play aggressively.

re: t2500 - for me, it just depends on the stack sizes of the limpers and how they've played up to that point. I'd probably make it 500 to go there. You'll probably still pick up the blinds but you've bet enough that if it induces an all in from a short-ish stack, you can easily re-evaluate (i.e. call him).
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