AK: Did I do it backwards?

Isura · #1 02-06-2005, 07:13 PM

UTG is fishy, VP/AGG = 50%/0.5.
Now I'm thinking I played this hand all wrong. How is the turn 3-bet. I'm thinking I should have raised the river, but I was a little cautious of UTG's uncharacteristic aggression. Comments appreciated.

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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, 2 folds, Button calls, 2 folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, Button calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, Button calls, UTG raises, UTG+1 folds, Hero 3-bets, Button calls, UTG caps, Hero calls, Button calls.

River: (18.75 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls, Button folds.

Final Pot: 20.75 BB

Greg J · #2 02-06-2005, 07:22 PM

How is the turn 3 bet you ask? I dont like it, and here is why. Villian's checkraise tell you that you are likely to be reverse dominated. Villian likely has 2 pair. I like the bet a lot -- it's mandatory. But after a raise I put villian on A/crap where crap = 7,3 or (less likely) T. The river is where a raise is warranted

guitarhero14 · #3 02-06-2005, 07:37 PM

why didnt you raise on the river?

Shillx · #4 02-06-2005, 08:02 PM

The 3-bet is okay against most players. Against a loose/passive, it is probably going overboard. Given that the A came on the turn, someone could be gearing up for a c/r with a worse ace. Had the ace come on the flop, I would almost never 3-bet the turn unless a the villian was a LAG. We probably would have heard from the LAG on the flop though, so there really isn't any time I would 3-bet had the ace come on the flop. Raising the river after he caps the turn is probably -EV as well. You have to be good 66% here, and he probably will not cap the turn with most of his 2-pair hands. Against a better player, you should raise the river because he will know that a set on the turn isn't any stronger then 2 ragged pair. Compare T7 and 77 as an example. They both lose to TT and AA and crush AK-AJ. AT is the only hand that the set can beat that the 2 junk pair can't. The loose/passive will probably not think on this level, and will usually slowdown with 2-pair (where he would go crazy with trips). Exploit his poor decision making.

Brad

Isura · #5 02-07-2005, 12:39 AM

Great responses guys. Villian shows A7. Considering his passive nature from my reads, I couldn't put him on much worse than a set, hence the chickening out on the river.