I'm calling down with AK

[Sarge85]

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MP1 capping pf means he has AK or a big pair. If he has TT or AA I'm drawing pretty much dead. If he has AK, JJ or QQ I'm drawing to six clean outs for a win or chop.

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This could be all well and good but you fail to mention the BB. You think he's calling down with ace-high too?

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ding ding.

If your calling down with AK, you want to be doing it HU.

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edit: Looking back - I would say your best chance (and cheapest) would be a flop raise to knock out BB. -- If he calls your raise on the flop, I think it's easier to get away from this hand instead of calling it down.

[joesbarngrill]

Amen.

[twang]

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Thanks guys. My obvious mistake (which everyone has pointed out) is me forgetting about BB. I tend to forget about the third player in hands like this, I'm afraid. It's about time I plug that leak.

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I think the less obvious mistake is that you stated this
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No reads on villains. I have played for about one orbit.

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in your OP and then stated this
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MP1 capping pf means he has AK or a big pair.

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How are you so sure of his hand range when you don't have a read?

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I worded it poorly in my OP. It should have been "...very likely to have..." or something like that. I didn't have a specific read on MP1, but during my short time at the table I had not noticed anyone doing anything donkish. 2-4 players to flop, lots of raising with solid hands pf. Not a very good table, obviously. At a table like that I think making an assumption of possible hands like that is correct way more often than not.

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[crunchy1]

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At a table like that I think making an assumption of possible hands like that is correct way more often than not.

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I agree - your OP was just confusing.