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[Closed] 100 NL - AKs weird spot preflop vs 2 players

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Villain UTG: VPIP:21 PFR:11 fold to 3bet 61% 4bet range 1.1% 2khands

Villain BU: VPIP:19 PFR:15 3bets 6.6 (BU 8) 7 khands

very weird spot with AKs here.

Against UTG villain I think a call is slightly better than raising, since his range in UTG is very strong and i really hate getting it AI here against his possible 4 bet for 140BB.

Now the BU Squeezes. He is loose enough to do that with bluffs sometimes, so I am most definetly ahead vs him here.

The UTG opener coldcalls and now I am thinking about either calling and playing a MW pot or taking lots of dead money which is already in there.
I decided to go for the dead money since UTG would not too often trap with Aces or kINGS here I think (we are effectively playing for 140BB and MW).

So I did 4 bet here. UTG now shoves and I am committed.

Do you prefer any other lines? 3 betting pre myself? just calling the BU Squeeze?

Party Poker $100.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 320018
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BTN: $123.75
SB: $300.90
BB: $211.55
UTG: $224.40
MP: $104.70
Hero (CO): $140.50

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is CO with A :club: K :club:
UTG raises to $3.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $3.50, BTN raises to $12, 2 folds, UTG calls $8.50, Hero raises to $32, 1 fold, UTG raises to $224.40, Hero calls $108.50 all in


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Bierbaer
Joined: 27.05.2005

I think the flatcall of UTG is fine, he only has a PFR of 11% and it will be even tighter UTG.

Once BU squeezes and UTG calls i'm not sure about whether to call or to reraise is the best play.

As you said UTG doesn't seem like the type of tricky player who traps with KK or AA in this spot although i could see him calling KK sometimes because he is afraid of getting in 140BB preflop - once you reraise the squeeze he realizes he is getting it in anyway so he pushes.

So vs UTGs callingrange you're flipping but he'll give up most of his equity so a 4bet would be the better play.

However i think BUs range is fairly strong - he will also be aware of the tightness of UTG.
So again you're flipping at best.

But on the other hand AK is going to be a top pair type of hand oftentimes (even though it's suited) which doesn't play that well multiway.

So i think i'd also 4bet to prevent myself from making big mistakes postflop and also it looks really weird because you flatcalled the UTGraise and now 4bet - maybe someone is going crazy with something like AQ because he thinks you#re bluffing.

Once you 4bet and UTG pushes it sucks, but as you say you're commited needing only 27% equity to call.


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