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Barlin63
Joined: 28.06.2011

Ok Let me try another hand in the right forum and in the right format (please let me know if not).

This time I got AKs in the big blind and 3Bet aggressively the raise from a 23/14 opponent (only 21 hands). Two barrels, and still no clue where I stand.

Could I have better flat call the raise (hate to cold call) and leave the initiative to him on the flop/turn?
Is the 450 raise too much.
Should I Cbet or just Go all in after the flop.

Thanks again.

iPoker - $0.50+$0.10|<> NL - Holdem - 10 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 1,500.00
BTN: 1,490.00
SB: 1,480.00
Hero (BB): 1,500.00
UTG: 1,460.00
UTG+1: 1,500.00
UTG+2: 1,340.00
MP: 1,500.00
MP+1: 1,500.00
MP+2: 1,730.00

SB posts SB 10.00, Hero posts BB 20.00

Pre Flop: (pot: 30.00) Hero has A♦ K♦

fold, fold, fold, MP raises to 100.00, fold, MP+2 calls 100.00, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 450.00, MP calls 350.00, MP+2 calls 350.00

Flop: (1360.00, 3 players) Q♦ 2♥ T♥
Hero bets 440.00, MP raises to 1,050.00, fold, Hero calls 610.00

Turn: (3460.00, 2 players) 3♥

River: (3460.00, 2 players) Q♥

Hero mucks A♦ K♦ (One Pair, Queens) (Pre 76%, Flop 31%, Turn 16%)
MP shows A♣ Q♠ (Three of a Kind, Queens) (Pre 24%, Flop 69%, Turn 84%)
MP wins 3,460.00


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Rufus433
Joined: 20.08.2010

I would make 350 pre, and just give up on flop if we are in 3-way pot.
I think your sizing in pre isn't that bad, but than i would open shove on flop rather than betting 1/3 pot and calling rest knowing i am behind.


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Orion801
Joined: 20.03.2012

I'm assuming this was pretty early on in the Sit & Go? If so, personally I would have played a little more conservatively after having not hit anything on the flop so as to avoid going out in the early stages, especially as other high cards such as the Q are on the flop which it is quite likely that either the MP or MP+2 will have hit.

After your cbet was re-raised I think I would have been inclined to fold although with the large pot I suppose you can justify calling. All down to your own style of play I suppose.

I often find it quite useful to play particularly tight for the first few hands of a S&G so that I can see how everybody else plays, as well as hoping for a few people to knock each other out.


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k4ileb
Joined: 10.10.2010

it's early on the tournament and u must be cautious.
if i was raising i would make it 300. then cbet/fold on that board. u missed everything and i he 3bets he has u beat.

another line is to flat call pre for pot control etc etc. but i would take the 1rst line.


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Barlin63
Joined: 28.06.2011

Thanks all for the replies. This is very helpful. I am always having hard times to let go such a great hand because I play pretty tight at the start of a tourney. This one I obvious couldn't let go....


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Orion801
Joined: 20.03.2012

I know the feeling. Done the same thing myself many a time. The thing with something like AK to remember is that, although it's a great hand pre-flop, if you don't hit anything on the flop and it looks like somebody else has then you're chances of winning are pretty poor!


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Luupainaja
Joined: 16.03.2010

After a raiser makes it 5x and there's a flatter, i think its enough for us to just shove pre. Stats indicate that a raiser is loose enough for a shove.

As played, i think there's no point of c-betting vs 2 opponents on that board.


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chenny8888
Joined: 03.10.2007

Hi all,

I prefer calling preflop here. If villain made it like 140 or so I would shove in this situation, I'm not a big fan of reraising. If you reraise I'd make it 350 or so preflop instead.

As played on this flop I would shove. We have 2 overcards to the board, a gutshot to the nuts, as well as the nut backdoor flushdraw. Even against 2 opponents I think we have the required fold equity to semi-bluff all-in here.


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