question about ak under the gun

ClayStatue · #1 06-01-2005, 04:28 PM

I just started browsing the forums a week ago and im pretty new to no-limit and was looking for advice on how i played this hand

This is a two table 11 dollar sit n go on party
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed) converter

Button (t2400)
SB (t765)
BB (t2028)
Hero (t1867)
MP (t610)
CO (t1470)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero raises to t225, 4 folds, BB calls t175.

Flop: (t475) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t450, BB calls t450.

Turn: (t1375) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: (t1375) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t1200, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t2575

A_PLUS · #2 06-01-2005, 04:41 PM

You should play it pretty much like that.

You could always bet a little less on the flop. 75% of the pot usually has the same effect as 100%, just make sure you arent telegraphing your hand by only betting 75% when you miss.

AK is tough to play out of position, now you know why.

dmk · #3 06-01-2005, 04:43 PM

He's in position here. Bet a little less on the flop, but other than that it looks good.

Ken_AA · #4 06-01-2005, 04:45 PM

He was in position, only the big blind called pre flop. I play the multis on Party often, and they are very tough to read, especially the low buy in ones. I think you played it well, it was very possibly they he came into the hand with an 8 maybe even K8 suited.

Ken

A_PLUS · #5 06-01-2005, 04:45 PM

Oh, I play in Australia, UG acts first down here. You know like how the toilet goes the opposite way.

blockafor · #6 06-01-2005, 04:53 PM

I think you did fine here. You can probably get the same results/info by betting less pf (making it 150-200). I like the continuation bet on the flop. Again, you could probably bet 400 to accomplish the same. Once he calls, you gotta give him credit for at least a pair. His large bet on the river is a little suspicious, but if you called that you'd only hope to see AQ or AJ and the likelihood of that is definitely too small to risk your stack.