$22: Reraised while holding AK

Taraz · #1 10-21-2005, 09:38 PM

My thinking is that he'll have AQ enough times to make a push worth it. Am I wrong?

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

MP3 (t710)
CO (t1490)
Button (t630)
SB (t1190)
BB (t260)
UTG (t783)
Hero (t797)
MP1 (t1205)
MP2 (t935)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to t90, 2 folds, MP3 raises to t275, 4 folds, Hero?????

Eric Draven · #2 10-21-2005, 09:50 PM

I only play 6+.5 and 10+1, but here's how I view it: This is going to be a coin flip likely (Only hands most players will reraise with that you beat are AQ, KQ, and maybe AJ, the only hands your really in bad shape against are AA and KK).

So I like to push, usually taking a flip when called. If I'm up against a real hand or lose the coin flip, I start another, if not, I'm in nice position to cash. There's also the fold equity that pushing brings...

I'm not a big math guy but I think this might lower your ROI, but increase hourly rate... I'll let others figure that one out.

But that's just how I play it.

Pasterbator · #3 10-21-2005, 10:03 PM

At the $22s, this isn't AQ very often. It looks more like JJ+, AK. Neither calling, pushing or folding are awful moves. Without a DONK read, I think I call and checkraise any A/K all in on the flop. With a DONK read, i push and expect to be called with lots of hands... A10s+, 66+

Hope this helps.
Jason

Taraz · #4 10-21-2005, 10:35 PM

You're really gonna flat call for 1/4 of your stack and fold if you don't hit? That can't be right.