AK

zephyr · #1 12-19-2004, 02:45 PM

In an effort to improve my play of AK, I've decided to post all of my AK hands from the 4 sng's I'm playing right now. I'll post them individually as responses to this post. I welcome all comments, and realize that many of the hands will be pretty "standard".

Zephyr

zephyr · #2 12-19-2004, 02:51 PM

This was around hand 3 and the villain had been involved in every pot so far.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

Hero (t785)
UTG (t740)
UTG+1 (t785)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t700)
MP2 (t820)
MP3 (t450)
CO (t865)
Button (t1270)
SB (t785)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP2 calls t15, MP3 calls t15, 3 folds, Hero raises to t80, MP2 folds, MP3 raises to t450 (All-In), Hero calls t370.

Flop: (t925) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t925) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t925) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t925

zephyr · #3 12-19-2004, 02:53 PM

Pretty standard...I think.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t1250)
SB (t895)
BB (t770)
UTG (t785)
UTG+1 (t700)
MP1 (t690)
MP2 (t865)
MP3 (t1270)
CO (t775)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t15, 1 fold, MP2 calls t15, 2 folds, Hero raises to t90, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls t75, MP2 folds.

Flop: (t220) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t125, UTG+1 folds.

Final Pot: t345

zephyr · #4 12-19-2004, 03:01 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) converter

Hero (t600)
MP1 (t915)
MP2 (t2275)
CO (t1540)
Button (t845)
SB (t1060)
BB (t765)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
Hero raises to t600 (All-In), 6 folds.

Final Pot: t750

zephyr · #5 12-19-2004, 03:49 PM

This hand comes from my second set of sng's. I could have just as easily pushed the flop.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

Hero (t775)
MP1 (t850)
MP2 (t1110)
MP3 (t770)
CO (t695)
Button (t770)
SB (t750)
BB (t1020)
UTG (t775)
UTG+1 (t485)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, 1 fold, Hero raises to t75, 1 fold, MP2 calls t75, 4 folds, BB calls t60, UTG calls t60.

Flop: (t310) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets t300, MP2 folds, BB folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: t610

zephyr · #6 12-19-2004, 03:53 PM

My preflop raise probably wasn't big enough as it didn't do much to limit the field. Any suggestions of what to do after a min raise preflop. I don't like just calling, but I don't like commiting a lot of chips either. The flop seemed like a pretty easy fold.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

Hero (t775)
Button (t860)
SB (t445)
BB (t785)
UTG (t595)
UTG+1 (t790)
UTG+2 (t1225)
MP1 (t905)
MP2 (t775)
MP3 (t845)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, 1 fold, UTG+2 raises to t30, MP1 calls t30, 2 folds, Hero raises to t100, 1 fold, SB calls t90, 1 fold, UTG calls t85, UTG+2 calls t70, MP1 folds.

Flop: (t445) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB bets t345 (All-In), UTG folds, UTG+2 folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t790

bigredlemon · #7 12-19-2004, 03:57 PM

I like your AK play here. Although it seems like betting less might encourage people to call and so you win more chips, I find that it hurts more in the long as you loose a big pot to a suck out.

Btw, are you the same Zephyr of saskatoon from RFD? If so, small world! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

zephyr · #8 12-19-2004, 04:28 PM

When I'm called on the flop I'm worried and ready to shut it down to much more action. When it's my turn to act on the river I just can't see having a bet called by a worse hand. Thoughts?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t1365)
Button (t860)
SB (t755)
BB (t120)
UTG (t610)
UTG+1 (t1240)
MP1 (t1580)
MP2 (t685)
MP3 (t785)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls t30, 2 folds, Hero raises to t150, 3 folds, MP1 calls t120.

Flop: (t345) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets t175, MP1 calls t175.

Turn: (t695) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero checks.

River: (t695) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: t695

zephyr · #9 12-19-2004, 04:29 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (7 handed) converter

Hero (t930)
CO (t2029)
Button (t1180)
SB (t485)
BB (t575)
UTG (t790)
MP1 (t2011)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises to t150, 4 folds.

Final Pot: t225

zephyr · #10 12-19-2004, 04:30 PM

I think this is an easy call at the 10's, but what about the 30's. What about higher?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) converter

Hero (t2405)
UTG+1 (t860)
MP1 (t690)
MP2 (t285)
CO (t1185)
Button (t910)
SB (t635)
BB (t1030)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
Hero raises to t150, 4 folds, Button raises to t910 (All-In), 2 folds, Hero calls t760.

Flop: (t1895) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t1895) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1895) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t1895