Originally posted by BadeaCelRau
When you raise first AK for 4BB and then get reraised you have to complete 16BB more (20-4 from the raise) into a total pot of 4 + 20(your opponent's stack) + 16 you are about to complete = 40BB. 16BB out of 40BB is about 40% but you have a winning chance of 45%. That's the first rule (of pot odds) every poker player learns, nothing fancy here. It's profitable to call in a situation where you have to pay less than your winning chance..
This SSS is pure mathematics
Actually this may look correct in at a first glance. In a real life call a 3bet with AK is EV-. Problem is that your chances to win against PP is 45% on the river. But if you call a 3bet you get only 30% of floping A or K. And if u miss u will never get odds to see another street and to catch up to theoretical 45%.
Also in a real life if you are on EP or MP and playing against solid player you will get 3bet mostly with QQ+ and AK. Thus only with QQ gives 45-55 (for the river, and 30-70 for flop). Also if you flop A or K its quite likely that u wont get more than a cbet from QQ and that's it.
Calling KK or AA thats totally EV-.
Calling AK is also EV-, because most likely u get a split and than rake will make it EV- (for tournyes thats EV0).
So basically calling with AK a 3bet is EV-. While 4bet/push gives you 45-55, and thats also EV-.
The only line I see EV+ is calling an open raise and play for "domination" value.
Please prove me wrong so I can still play AK

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