AKo Bubble Play

[davehwm]

How would you play this and similiar hands? I always scratch my head when these situations come up.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (4 handed) converter

UTG (t2610)
Hero (t1756)
SB (t2110)
BB (t1524)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">UTG folds</font>, Hero??

[ZebraAss]

Huge raise. Some times they try to get tricky and cold call and push on the flop no matter what since they are first to act. And if you miss its very very hard to call off your chips with Ace high. But it also sucks when small pocket pair like 22 calls because its like...damn it...freakin coin flip.
- Do not limp
-Do not min raise
-Pushing is good
-Big raise is good
-You raising, all 3 of them going all in with AQ is the best.

Huge raise. (1000 or so)

[davehwm]

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Huge raise. Some times they try to get tricky and cold call and push on the flop no matter what since they are first to act. And if you miss its very very hard to call off your chips with Ace high. But it also sucks when small pocket pair like 22 calls because its like...damn it...freakin coin flip.
- Do not limp
-Do not min raise
-Pushing is okay
-Big raise is good
-You raising, all 3 of them going all in with AQ is the best.

Huge raise.

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Any type of huge raise besides a push kind of cripples me w/ the blinds at 100/200, doesn't it?

[shoeman]

Push. You can't fold this and you can't fold if you are re-raised all-in. Might as well be the aggressor and take those blinds. Bubble be damned. This is a great hand.

[johnnybeef]

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Any type of huge raise besides a push kind of cripples me w/ the blinds at 100/200, doesn't it?

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yes. if i have less then 7bb i am pushing. you have 8 left. i like a standard raise of 6-700, with the intent of getting all of your chips in on the flop.

[curtains]

I go allin preflop here.

[sofere]

All-in preflop and its not even close. When I'm &lt;10xbb on the bubble I never want to see a flop.
Do you see why? (I've always wanted to say that [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img])

[raptor517]

couldnt get my entire stack in there faster. and show it so you can steal with 23 next time.

[The Yugoslavian]

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How would you play this and similiar hands? I always scratch my head when these situations come up.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (4 handed) converter

UTG (t2610)
Hero (t1756)
SB (t2110)
BB (t1524)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">UTG folds</font>, Hero??

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If I was playing the hand I'd smoothcall. Because, I would have already smooth called with AA at least 6 times and KK ~6 other times. Thus, everyone would fear my smooth call and simply fold (the BB would autofold the flop after I checked to him).

This is one of the most powerful plays in SNG bubble play and I hate to give so much away. But I'm feeling charitable today.

[img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Yugoslav

[raptor517]

oh my god i cant believe you gave away the secret to +10% extra roi on the bubble. you [censored].