What to do w/ AK

[trevor]

I am real new to the table. Info on SB: He put most of his money in the middle just before I started w/ the nut flush draw that made it home on the river. He's also talking smack to the guy he outdrew.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (8 handed) converter

UTG ($80.75)
UTG+1 ($109.60)
Hero ($100)
MP2 ($51.05)
CO ($59.35)
Button ($28.50)
SB ($84.35)
BB ($39)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $2, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls $2, SB calls $1.50, BB calls $1.

Flop: ($10) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $2</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $12</font>, Button folds, SB calls $10.

Turn: ($34) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $10</font>, Hero ?

[amoeba]

reraise preflop

[ajmargarine]

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reraise preflop

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Agreed. Isolation raise is good here to shut out those behind you and try to get the PFR HU.

As far as the turn goes, call or push him all-in. Call because he priced himself out of most draws except OESFD. Call because you only have TPTK, and he could be better. Push because he is probably drawing and you have some FE and it feels like you have the best hand. Push because any reasonable raise by you almost puts him in anyway.

[trevor]

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reraise preflop

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Agreed. I am way too weak-tight, esp here.

The bet on the turn looks like a blocking bet. Something in my gut says flush draw, like he has a hand that wants to see the river.

Anywho I went against my gut to push and flat-called the turn. River was a 6 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and villian pushes for $60 [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[ajmargarine]

Actually my advice about calling because he priced himself out of most draws is incorrect. If you just call, he is essentially calling $10 and the pot is $44. A tricky way to price himself in. So you probably should have raised the turn. The river push....hmmmmm....ummmmm....call? No clue.