AK math problem. Call 28 w/ nothing to win 100?

[ryanghall]

I don't feel as though the shortstack will feel that I'm folding for $28 more, so I think that the $20 bet should be a lot scarier to most people than the all-in bet. The all-in bet just reeks of AK.

Ryan

[Fallen Hero]

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I don't feel as though the shortstack will feel that I'm folding for $28 more, so I think that the $20 bet should be a lot scarier to most people than the all-in bet. The all-in bet just reeks of AK.

Ryan

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you raise pf, bet the flop, you can have a huge range of hands here that you'll fold for $30 more

[ryanghall]

Evidently not... I called with AK and I felt I had odds to do so.

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[swolfe]

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Evidently not... I called with AK and I felt I had odds to do so.

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you do have the odds to do so, but that's because you manufactured the situation with your continuation bet. when you bet $20, you were actually committing $48. i disagree that $20 is scarier than putting him all-in.

I don't mind checking behind on the flop here.

I would not put him on a flush draw, i would say pocket pair or AQs. But since you he is low stacked, he might be bluffing or might have a pocket pair. If a A or K comes up on the turn or river, i think you got this. A call is not bad here.