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too weak with AK?
BB is TP-A, UTG is sLP-A.
I'm new to no-limit, so i need feedback on this common hand. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter UTG+2 ($50) MP1 ($73.52) MP2 ($59.25) MP3 ($49.5) CO ($46.2) Button ($115.2) Hero ($38.2) BB ($73.55) UTG ($25.33) UTG+1 ($35.75) Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. UTG+2 posts a blind of $0.5. Hero posts a blind of $0.25. UTG calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 (poster) checks, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero (poster) raises to $2.75</font>, BB calls $2.50, UTG calls $2.50, UTG+2 folds. <font color="blue"> Should i check stead and try to trap if a A hits? </font> Flop: ($9.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6</font>, BB folds, UTG calls $6. <font color="blue"> Is this bet to small or should i check instead?</font> Turn: ($21.50) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $8</font>, Hero folds. <font color="blue"> This is my main concern. Should i bet here again? doesn't my play here screams AK or AJ? </font> Final Pot: $29.50 |
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Re: too weak with AK?
There are two ways to play AK: (1) aggressively, or (2) more passively. Whether you choose #1, #2, or like to mix-it-up depends upon how many opponents are in the hand and your image at the table. How do you think you played it in this hand? I'd say somewhere in-between.
Next time you're playing AK in position against 1 or 2 opponents, "act as if"... |
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Re: too weak with AK?
In between which is the worst way.
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Re: too weak with AK?
As if what?
You think i should have made a bigger bet on the flop and flowed up by a big bet on the turn too? Or instead checked the turn? |
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Re: too weak with AK?
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In between which is the worst way. [/ QUOTE ] Correct. |
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Re: too weak with AK?
Is it the flop bet which is to small or the fact that i don't bet the turn which makes it a middle way?
If would like to play it agressivly. |
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Re: too weak with AK?
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As if what? [/ QUOTE ] You have a better hand than AK [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [ QUOTE ] You think i should have made a bigger bet on the flop [/ QUOTE ] Yes [ QUOTE ] Or instead checked the turn? [/ QUOTE ] If you raised enough btf (which you didn't in this hand), and bet the pot on the flop, then it's time to slow down if a blank falls on the turn. That's because you've advertised that you have a strong hand, and your opponent is still giving you action. In short: bet more btf, bet more on the flop, slow up on the turn if unimproved (because one pair hands usually win smaller pots, and lose bigger ones). |
#8
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Re: too weak with AK?
thanks for clearing it out. I see now that i really need to work on my game.
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Re: too weak with AK?
One last piece of friendly advice...when playing SSNL tables, try to get into the habit of raising AK/AQ the same as you do with other premium hands like AA/KK/QQ. I'll let you think about why.
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