Terrible line?

[zephyr]

I got really stuck on the flop here. I take a stab and get reraised, but I'm getting more than 5:1 on the call. If all of my outs are clean then its an easy call, but I can't imagine that is the case here. I think the most likely holding for my opponent are KJ, AJ, both of which take away three of my outs. I think I get a free card on the turn though occasionally.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)

Hero (t1665)
CO (t1010)
Button (t750)
SB (t735)
BB (t775)
UTG (t795)
UTG+1 (t660)
MP1 (t840)
MP2 (t770)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises to t60</font>, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, <font color="666666">4 folds</font>, MP1 calls t90.

Flop: (t345) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t150</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises to t300</font>, Hero calls t150.

Turn: (t945) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">MP1 bets t390 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1335
<font color="green">Main Pot: t945 (t945), won by MP1.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: t390 (t390), returned to MP1.</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
No showdown. MP1 wins t1335. </font>

[zephyr]

About two hands later against the same opponent. Ohh sweet revenge!

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed)

Hero (t1170)
CO (t765)
Button (t795)
SB (t1425)
BB (t545)
UTG (t640)
UTG+1 (t1490)
MP1 (t1170)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t30, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t100</font>, CO calls t100, Button calls t100, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+1 calls t70.

Flop: (t445) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t350</font>, CO folds, Button folds, UTG+1 calls t350.

Turn: (t1145) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets t1040 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t720 (All-In).

River: (t2905) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t2905
<font color="green">Main Pot: t2585 (t2585), between Hero and UTG+1.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (t2585).</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: t320 (t320), returned to UTG+1.</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
UTG+1 has Jh Td (one pair, jacks).
Hero has Ac Ah (three of a kind, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins t2585. UTG+1 wins t320. </font>

[ChrisV]

This is a good example of why I don't like reraising AK in early stages of a SNG. There's more of an argument for it in 800 chip tourneys but I still don't like it much.

FWIW though, I'd fold the flop here. MP1 stinks of KJ, AJ or TT.

[lorinda]

I don't like reraising with it normally either, however against the mini raise, I think it's a good idea to find out right now where I am.

I like the entire line, the call on the flop is something I'll only do maybe 50%, depending on opponent (Some people are showing you aces the way this has gone) but I don't think it's bad.

Lori