A couple of AK hands

[TheBob]

The vilain just confused me on this hand. I think I played it pretty badly though, especially on the river.

PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls.

Flop: (7 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, MP2 calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, MP2 calls.

River: (12.50 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, MP2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 18.50 BB




On this one do you raise the river?

PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: (5 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

River: (6.50 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 8.50 BB

[Arcturus]

*grunch*

Without reads:

Hand 1: Just call the river bet. With villian open betting every street, he must have something "decent".

Hand 2: Looks good

[Highn]

Hand 1:

Confusing indeed, any reads on him would help. I think you played it correct if you don't have any yet. Call the 3-bet, you have to know what he has imo.

edit: Arcturus has a good point. Out of curiousity, what did he have?

Hand 2:

Seems fine to me.

[@bsolute_luck]

can't comment without reads. folding could be correct, calling could be correct, raising could be correct.

sorry bro, i really think we're shooting in the wind trying to guess in these situations.

default line
hand #1: no point in the river raise once MP2 stops donating.

hand #2: i guess it depends if SB donkbets 2nd pair into a preflop raiser. you just counterfeited his A4 or AT, so sure raise the river.

[PokerSparky]

Grunch:

Hand 1: The river lead from SB usually freezes me enough where I just call the bet. I think SB has a big hand and was wanting to keep MP2 around the whole time.

Hand 2: fine.