I really hate how I played this help.

aba20 · #1 05-16-2005, 01:08 AM

This hand was played horrible by me, please let me know what you would do diferently. I find that I have trouble playing AK in heads up situations against an aggressor. Looking at this hand I realize that there isn't a hand that I can beat and only one that I tie. Villian just sat down so I only have eight hands with him.

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises, 2 folds, CO 3-bets, 3 folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (7.40 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, CO raises, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.70 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero calls.

River: (7.70 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.70 BB

ArturiusX · #2 05-16-2005, 01:13 AM

Cap this preflop. Stop being so scared, AA, KK, AK are not the only capping hands out there.

I'd go for a check-raise on the flop, peeling a 3-bet.

The rest is fine.

aba20 · #3 05-16-2005, 01:15 AM

ya it has been a long bad session so I might be a little gun shy. I did play it a little to passively.

Kyle · #4 05-16-2005, 01:15 AM

preflop: I usually cap. The hand will play differently if capped

flop: your just asking to get punished here. Why lead this flop?

Turn: easy call

River: This is really going to be player dependent. My normal line is going to be bet and fold to a raise assuming that the player is reasonable, but like I said a read is essential.

ArturiusX · #5 05-16-2005, 01:17 AM

I like the check-call because we can induce a bluff out of a losing hand, while betting and getting raised would be really shitty.

Aragorn · #6 05-16-2005, 01:19 AM

I agree about the check-raise on the flop. He took the initiative before the flop by his raise. If you don't cap it , then let him take the lead and exploit it.

Kyle · #7 05-16-2005, 01:22 AM

Since 2/4 is filled with the passives by checking I beleive your missing a great opportunity to bet the river for value, since a lot of weaker hands will just check behind to an overcard that puts a three flush on the board. However I would like to here some other opinions about this.

Klepton · #8 05-16-2005, 01:53 AM

cap preflop, rest of the hand is played fine

shant · #9 05-16-2005, 02:23 AM

This is the second hand where I've seen the Hero not cap AKo heads up OOP. Barring a specific read that the player is a mega rock, why am I seeing this? I cap here everytime and lead most flops. Am I spewing?

Klepton · #10 05-16-2005, 02:34 AM

no, this has long term +ev