Two AK hands

EverettKings · #1 05-21-2005, 01:53 PM

Different $33 tournaments on party. Both very early, no villains had gotten out of line yet (aka no reads).

Hand 1:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

MP1 (t800)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t800)
CO (t1585)
Hero (t720)
SB (t15)
BB (t385)
UTG (t1460)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t635)
(There was also a weird all in with 15 chips that the converter missed here)
Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, 1 fold, UTG+2 calls t15, 1 fold, MP2 calls t15, 2 folds, Hero raises to t99, 1 fold, UTG calls t84, UTG+2 calls t84, MP2 calls t84.

Flop: (t418.50) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
Checks to hero, who bets t150. Folds to MP2 who goes all in for 700 (550 more). Hero calls.

Turn: (t418.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)

River: (t418.50) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)

Final Pot: t418.50

Hand 2:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (7 handed) converter

Button (t1025)
Hero (t1460)
BB (t1025)
UTG (t805)
MP1 (t2020)
MP2 (t770)
CO (t895)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP2 raises to t75, 2 folds, Hero calls t60, 1 fold.

Flop: (t180) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: (t180) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t100, MP2 calls t100.

River: (t380) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t150, MP2 raises to t400, Hero calls t250.

I'm sure many of you would play these hands differently, but if so please explain why you prefer your line, and what you'd do when facing reraises and the like.

-Kings