AKs

BabyJesus · #1 08-30-2005, 02:09 AM

Standard all in, or too aggressive?

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

UTG+1 (t940)
MP1 (t265)
MP2 (t1720)
CO (t840)
Button (t1375)
SB (t550)
Hero (t1835)
UTG (t475)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t160, 3 folds, Button calls t160, 1 fold, Hero raises to t1835 (All-In),

pokerlaw · #2 08-30-2005, 02:28 AM

I think a raise to t800-900 would get a higher fold equity. I don't like playing AK like this so early when I already have the chip lead, but I don't think it is horrible or anything, particularly if the original players were either really loose or weak.

Bluff Daddy · #3 08-30-2005, 02:43 AM

I like the push better than reraising to 800-900 into 2 ppl I dont see button calling your push, 160 is a huge raise utg so at worst your prob a coinflip with a lot of chips already in the pot and if youre called and win you have a monster stack, whats the buy in?

jt1 · #4 08-30-2005, 03:04 AM

That's a big raise from UTG+1. You don't have any reads? My guess is that UTG+1 is calling your raise with 77 and the button is folding. The button calling increases your pot odds but also increases the chance that you only have 5 outs instead of 6. Button will fold to your push but I still vote stop & Go here? And I'd pot bet it.

Will I be flamed????

BabyJesus · #5 08-30-2005, 05:46 PM

The tournament was a $22 BTW.

I got called in both spots by (JJ and KK in that order). Hit an Ace and went on to win the tourney.

Any other comments on the play?