[Closed] NL10 FR AKo 07.06

better to 3-bet pf, since he would b/f pf his small pp-s and may b/c his worse Ax hands. I would rather make 1.3$ raise on the flop, than shove, since I´d prefer if he shoves with worse hands

but when I 3B PF I have to go all in with him... after my 3B only better hands call me...
this is the way of playing AK vs smaller stack which showed me veriz

Originally posted by BGawli
but when I 3B PF I have to go all in with him... after my 3B only better hands call me...
this is the way of playing AK vs smaller stack which showed me veriz

yes you have to call his shove, but that doesn´t make 3-betting AK wrong.
For example if he has JTs, 78s, 98s then he has 38% equity against your hand and you miss 2/3 of the times, so he would often just c-bet and take pot down postflop or if you decide to float he can always barrel turn. That´s why it is important to put pressure his weaker range pf as strong hand as AK and if he b/f there smaller pp-s you win a lot of money in the long run, also he may b/c pp-s and then c/f on scary boards, that means again +EV play
And if he calls pp-s then likely he would also call his Ax hands that AK dominates, so you can easily play for stacks if you hit your tp hand

Can´t see any reason why not 3-bet pf AK for value and if he wants then playing for stacks

Hello BGawli,

Against shortstacks you should be more inclined to 3bet and even consider going broke if they have rather wider range. But of course your play ain't that wrong either.

Best regards.