3 AK preflop hands (with a quiz!)

[ajmargarine]

Note: These guys are all donks, maniacs and ATM's...Not a good player amongst them.

[LetYouDown]

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donks, maniacs and ATM's

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Just saw that...that changes everything. Possibly fold all 3.

[DoomSlice]

Wouldn't that change to possibly calling all 3?

[ajmargarine]

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Wouldn't that change to possibly calling all 3?

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Not in my book, one of these is a fold for me...

[DoomSlice]

Is MP1 in hand 2 donkish enough to min-raise high pairs?

[ajmargarine]

Wow, I thought this was semi-obvious. But so far, I'm the only person who voted for the right answer.



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[LetYouDown]

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Wouldn't that change to possibly calling all 3?

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Against 3 ATMs I'm folding all 3. Without specifically saying which is a calling station, which is a maniac, etc...it's way too random. Based on the general statement, I'm playing ultra-tight/aggressive at this table. AK isn't good enough. I'm waiting for a high pair, a set or a nut hand that I'm sure they'll pay off and I'm playing it fast.

[DoomSlice]

Call me crazy, but I think playing ultra-tight in these situations is a HUGE mistake.

Hands that arn't usually profitable against a raise (AJ, AQ, KQ) now have a significant equity edge against the range of hands that maniacs raise. Instead of folding these now, I'm more inclined to reraise.

[poincaraux]

These aren't always push or fold for me, but I thought it was hand #2 [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[ajmargarine]

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These aren't always push or fold for me, but I thought it was hand #2 [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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We have a winner!!!