15/30 online hand

[Paluka]

I have AKo in the small blind. UTG player is not one I've played a ton with but I can already tell plays reasonable preflop hands (under 28% VPIP) and doesn't seem like anything special. I'd guess he is an overall weak player who sorta knows what starting hands to play.
UTG raises, folded to me in the sb I 3 bet, bb folds and UTG caps. Flop AK4 rainbow. I check and call. Turn 6. I check and call. River K, I bet, he raises, I call.
Opinions?

[Ulysses]

Given the way you played the hand up through the river, I think it's also interesting to consider what your river play would be if the river card made the board either:

AK466

or

AK462

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Given the way you played the hand up through the river, I think it's also interesting to consider what your river play would be if the river card made the board either:

AK466

or

AK462

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I would still play it the same way. Obviously pairing the king is nice because it gives Hero the second nuts and removes the possibility of KK. But I don't think it is unreasonable for QQ to cap preflop here and it would suck to get the river checked through.

[Paluka]

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Given the way you played the hand up through the river, I think it's also interesting to consider what your river play would be if the river card made the board either:

AK466

or

AK462

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I don't think these situations are very different. In fact it is worse, as I have to worry about KK. I would still just call the raise.

[Ulysses]

The difference is that it is easier for AQ to raise these rivers IMO.

[Paluka]

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The difference is that it is easier for AQ to raise these rivers IMO.

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I agree, but because I lose 2 bets when I'm wrong I still think calling is best.

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Looks perfect to me.

[Nate tha' Great]

There's exactly one way that he has AA, and that's the only hand that beats you. 3-bet the river. C'mon, now.

[potato]

Solid UTG raiser/capper raises you on the river with the board AKxxK. What's the point? Either he's got AK and you chop or AA and you lose. I don't think this guy has KQ here.

[Nate tha' Great]

For one thing, Hero has played his hand in a way that doesn't imply as much strength as he actually has. For another thing, there only needs to be a small probability of the opponent playing (KQ, QQ, JJ, AQ) this way since there are so many more combinations of those hands than there are of AA.