AK in BB

CrazyN8 · #1 04-18-2005, 02:45 PM

I know it's been discussed and articles written (not this specific) but.....

how do you play AKs or AKo in the BB is you have 1 limper (say middle position) and the SB calls? loose/passive table...how does your play change as you have more callers? 2+SB....3+SB

davelin · #2 04-18-2005, 02:46 PM

Raise pre-flop in all of those situations

CrazyN8 · #3 04-18-2005, 02:47 PM

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Raise pre-flop in all of those situations

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damn, that was fast

davelin · #4 04-18-2005, 02:51 PM

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Raise pre-flop in all of those situations

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damn, that was fast

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It's an easy question.

Entity · #5 04-18-2005, 03:42 PM

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Raise pre-flop in any situation.

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For the time being, I corrected his post. There are few situations where checking AK in the BB is correct, especially at microlimits.

tiltaholic · #6 04-18-2005, 02:48 PM

i would raise all of those.

why would you not raise?

CrazyN8 · #7 04-18-2005, 03:40 PM

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i would raise all of those.

why would you not raise?

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no one folds when there are 4 callers preflop and you raise from the BB. Sometime I feels like it is better to just limp in the BB if you get 4+ callers and play from there.

If there are only 3 I will usually raise.

just looking to see what everyone thinks/feels...i don't think it is that easy of a question.

davelin · #8 04-18-2005, 03:42 PM

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i would raise all of those.

why would you not raise?

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no one folds when there are 4 callers preflop and you raise from the BB. Sometime I feels like it is better to just limp in the BB if you get 4+ callers and play from there.

If there are only 3 I will usually raise.

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You'll have more than your fair share of equity with 4+ limpers. Raising pre-flop is definitely +EV.

wyoak · #9 04-18-2005, 03:42 PM

you're not raising to knock people out of the pot.

tiltaholic · #10 04-18-2005, 03:46 PM

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i would raise all of those.

why would you not raise?

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no one folds when there are 4 callers preflop and you raise from the BB. Sometime I feels like it is better to just limp in the BB if you get 4+ callers and play from there.

If there are only 3 I will usually raise.

just looking to see what everyone thinks/feels...i don't think it is that easy of a question.

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it is. AK is too strong a hand to NOT raise.

see: old post by Clarkmeister