AKs UTG

[sfbruin]

First time posting...haven't been playing for too long so go easy on me. Hopefully you guys can help me out. Don't really have a read on the table as I've only been around for 10-15 hands but it seems decently loose passive. What do you guys think, especially pre-flop and river?

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, CO folds, SB calls, BB calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, BB calls.

River: (8.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 12.50 BB

[zram21]

Raise preflop. Everything else looks fine.

[Garland]

Preflop is a raise 99% of the time.

The rest seems standard. Your river bet was fine along with the call of the check-raise. Be sure to write a note about BB once he shows his cards.

Garland

[Tosh]

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Preflop is a raise 99% of the time.

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Whats the 1%? Describe the situation for this 1% where you do not raise.

[slogger]

I think you MUST raise this hand preflop. You almost certainly have the best hand - raise to build the pot and don't give the LPs and blinds a cheap look at the flop.

The flop and turn are pretty routine.

You played the river fine. I like the bet and you have to call the raise getting 11.5 to 1.

[MoreWineII]

Welcome. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

You're going to get a lot of "raise pre-flops". [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

River bet/call is standard.

[MarkL444]

I think maybe that 1% hes reffering too is a limp raise if the game is real tight aggressive. But at party 2/4, not raising this hand preflop is a crime.

[Saborion]

Why no raise pre-flop?

[sfbruin]

I know that a raise here is the standard play. But I also read somewhere that limping in with this hand in early position allows more odds to draw to your flush once the others call (Lee Jones? or maybe another thread at 2+2). Also, how do you play this hand if you raise pre-flop, miss the flop?

[Shawsy]

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Preflop is a raise 99% of the time.

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Whats the 1%? Describe the situation for this 1% where you do not raise.

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Maybe to mix up your play against a tough opponent? But how many of those do you find at 2/4? I raise/reraise with this holding 100% of the time.