Too Aggressive with AK?

bubbahotep · #1 05-16-2005, 10:21 PM

I don't know if I'm playing these correctly. I seem to run into similar situations frequently and am not sure what to do. I raised preflop and then I feel lost when I miss the flop against 3 opponents. At what point do I slow down? I'm having a hard time figuring out where to be aggressive I think...

Villain is LAP (VPIP 80, PFR 20, AGR 0.40) after 20 hands

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Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP2 calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, Button :#A500AF(Villain)/ calls, 1 fold, BB calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets, Villain calls, BB folds, MP2 folds.

Turn: (5.25 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Villain calls.

River: (7.25 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Villain calls.

Final Pot: 9.25 BB

tiltaholic · #2 05-16-2005, 10:26 PM

i'd check the river...
well played till then.

toss · #3 05-16-2005, 10:27 PM

I'd check this river. Don't see him really calling down with anything worse. If he bets you'll just have to let him take it.

KaiShin · #4 05-16-2005, 10:28 PM

Check the river. If your opponent bets, trust your reads to figure out whether you should call or fold.

Most of the time I fold.

ArturiusX · #5 05-16-2005, 10:30 PM

Check the river, unless he's really weak.

benkath1 · #6 05-16-2005, 10:31 PM

I usually check the turn and fold the river to a bet. It is very rare that I win a pot with A high.

I don't think 20 hands is quite enough for a read dependant play either, but I could be way off base. What kind of hands ihas he been showing down?

Duerig · #7 05-16-2005, 11:17 PM

I would check-fold this river. Betting the turn is okay, against a lot of opponents you have decent fold equity.

aK13 · #8 05-16-2005, 11:22 PM

I only bet this river if I've seen my opponent fold to 1 bet on the river before (say I have AJo and get coldcalled from button and I pair up my J on the flop and he call/call/folds on a raggy board).

bubbahotep · #9 05-17-2005, 09:48 AM

Ok thanks.

I didnt really feel like he had the jack but I thought the Q on the river might scare him enough.

Turns out he had 85 offsuit. So he won with a pair of 5s made on the turn.

Stinkybeaver · #10 05-17-2005, 10:01 AM

These hands sucks. I don't know how to play em either

I tend to do the flop raise also.