NL200 AKs

I think both lines are fine, but I'd 3bet. I don't mind to get in AKs for 100bb especially vs guy who doesn't fold to 3bets. After that squeeze backraising is the best option IMO. We should just shove, there are 35bb in the pot already which means shoving for 150bb is OK. I'm 99% sure he never has KK or AA, he wouldn't squeeze so big with them. Also we can't give any credit to 11% squeeze. UTG could show up with AA sometimes, but it's very unlikely too if he just doesn't fold to 3bets.
As played, I c/c the flop. Folding 2 overs + ton of bd draws is too weak to that bet IMO.

I think you have to 3bet this pre. The last thing you want is for the Btn to enter the pot (raising or calling) behind you. Also, I don't like your reasoning in encouraging the BB to over call. In this situation you will be playing against two wide ranges (Loose BB + Uncapped UTG) with a hand that misses the flop 2/3 of the time. With AK you always want to play it heads up as it seldom makes nut hands (Or any hand for that matter), so your going to want to be able to bluff/semi bluff a lot with it to realise it's full potential. This task becomes infinitely more difficult when multi way without the initiative.

As played, this is a perfect spot to re-squeeze all in after UTG calls the Btn squeeze. You will have huge fold equity and there is more than 30bb's of dead money. You don't even mind if Btn snaps you off with QQ as UTG is never calling.

Hey,

Flat calling pre flop is going to be perfectly fine, getting in AK vs a lot of people UTG v UTG+1 is going to be a big leak and having AKs and playing post flop is fine. Once the super aggro guy squeezes and the first guy just calls I think we should now 4b/call. There is enough dead money and getting it in vs 10s+ and AK+ or even maybe AQ+ is going to be totally fine and we have blockers to opponents having hands that crush us (AA/KK)

As played on the flop I think we should just c/f.

Originally posted by pleno1
Hey,

Flat calling pre flop is going to be perfectly fine, getting in AK vs a lot of people UTG v UTG+1 is going to be a big leak and having AKs and playing post flop is fine. Once the super aggro guy squeezes and the first guy just calls I think we should now 4b/call. There is enough dead money and getting it in vs 10s+ and AK+ or even maybe AQ+ is going to be totally fine and we have blockers to opponents having hands that crush us (AA/KK)

As played on the flop I think we should just c/f.

Agree with everything here.

Just to reinforce, once this guy squeezes we must get AK in here.

Am i reading this correctly that utg hasnt folded to any of the 17 3bets he has faced?? If so, id say its a pretty big leak not to 3bet this for value. Well maybe unless there are several squeeze happy guys behind in which case id fist pump backraise shove