10-20 AK hand - What do my opponents have?

[JTG51]

Thanks Andy, I'm glad you and others didn't use the extra 'read' of knowing that there was probably some kind of twist to the hand when giving answers.

That kind of stuff may make the answerer look smart, but it doesn't really help anyone.

[Ulysses]

I think UTG has Queen/kicker - maybe Q [img]/forums/images/icons/spade.gif[/img] K [img]/forums/images/icons/heart.gif[/img] and LHO has 9 [img]/forums/images/icons/heart.gif[/img] 10 [img]/forums/images/icons/heart.gif[/img] .

You're clearly in the lead here, raise the turn and bet the river.

[Ulysses]

I'm not that convinced that the cap preflop does that much for you besides build a pot. I think your opponents are often just as likely to put you on a big drawing hand as they are to put you on AA/KK in this situation.

On the other hand, I agree that a raise on the flop likely gets you this pot. I also agree that the flop is a good raise or fold situation and I like raising better for the reasons you, Tommy, and others state quite well.

[Ulysses]

I see LHO grabbing enough chips to raise again, so I fold.

I'm sure you and all mid-limit players posting here can tell the difference, but I did want to make the point for newer players reading that grabbing enough chips to raise is often a very different thing than actually having any intent to raise.

[eldo77]

[eldo77]

Dump it on the flop. You are out of position,should know it will probably be raised behind you, and have not caught enough on the flop to continue.At this point it doesn't make much difference what they have.You are in terrible shape mainly because you are caught in the middle.