109: AK flop play

[wuwei]

Thanks for the responses, folks. ChrisV, I hope recovering from surgery is going well.

One of my issues with this hand is that I've only played 2-3 dozen 109s. I don't have a great feel for the "general" opponent here when it's early and I haven't developed a read.

Preflop, the BB called a raise and a reraise. As Chris noted, the total bet was still pretty small and BB's range is significantly wider than my range of hands in that spot.

Next, he leads that flop. Those of you who think the BB doesn't lead a hand that beats you... well, that's why I often lead hands that beat you in that spot [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Leading gives us a chance to trap the guy in the middle and try to build a monster pot with our big hand. Hmm, but I'm not always playing myself here...

So... where was I. Even if the BB can't beat us at this point, we still have the other guy to act behind us. I'm really not that concerned about him, I'd be happy getting all my chips in the middle with him based on the donkish read. Regardless, his presence still makes me uncomfortable. Or perhaps I should appreciate his presence, as he may provide some overlay for the times we're behind the BB.

That's enough rambling, time for bed. I'll check back in tomorrow.