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Old 07-07-2005, 01:15 PM
Jay36489 Jay36489 is offline
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Default 55s, two AK hands. Standard?

I just want to make my line in this situation is standard. Two AK hands, both early.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (10 handed)

Hero (t1120)
MP3 (t1205)
CO (t685)
Button (t1195)
SB (t940)
BB (t895)
UTG (t1030)
UTG+1 (t975)
UTG+2 (t830)
MP1 (t1125)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t200</font>, All fold to hero. Hero?...


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

MP1 (t1350)
MP2 (t2100)
MP3 (t975)
CO (t790)
Button (t960)
SB (t1320)
BB (t500)
Hero (t990)
UTG+1 (t1015)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t60</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to t150</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, BB calls t135, Hero?...

My stadard line is just call here. I don't want to get into a coinflip here for my whole stack. A raise is pretty much doing just that. I usually then jut play aggro if I hit TPTK, and fold if not (I'm like 2:1 on flopping an A or K, right?). The only thing is, I see a lot of morons who are pushing worse Aces here and I'm not sure if I'm giving up EV.
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Old 07-07-2005, 01:23 PM
mlagoo mlagoo is offline
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Default Re: 55s, two AK hands. Standard?

I think the first one I call because I have position and am very likely to get a continuation bet even if I hit TPTK (and, if I do, and he has a better hand, I'm going broke unless it's a VERY scary board). I may even smoothcall the flop if I hit TPTK and look for him to push on the turn.

On the 2nd hand I may push here to isolate, but I'm expecting a call from UTG+1, and hoping for a coinflip (bit of dead money in the pot makes this +EV I think). This is also because I hate playing this hand from UTG.
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