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[Closed] NL100 AKo Preflop spot

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Hajler
Joined: 21.10.2008

Grabbed by Holdem Manager
NL Holdem $1(BB) Replayer
SB ($95.10)
BB ($100)
UTG ($117)
Hero ($116)
UTG+2 ($100)
MP1 ($109)
MP2 ($136)
CO ($101)
BTN ($199)

Dealt to Hero K♦ A♥

fold, Hero raises to $3, fold, MP1 raises to $9, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls $6

FLOP ($19.50) 3♦ A♣ 5♥

Hero checks, MP1 bets $12, Hero calls $12

TURN ($43.50) 3♦ A♣ 5♥ T♦

Hero checks, MP1 checks

RIVER ($43.50) 3♦ A♣ 5♥ T♦ 8♠

Hero bets $19, MP1 calls $19

Villain is 13/10 with 3% total 3-bet over 322 hands.

Hello,

I mostly want to ask about preflop; this is a crappy spot I find myself in a lot, where I am holding AK/QQ and open from EP, then get 3-bet by a tight reg from EP/MP1, and I never know what to do(depending on how nitty they are I am sometimes even unhappy with KK ). Can I just fold here? I am only really happy when I get an ace on the flop, and when I do hit I rarely get much out of them, and when I miss I don't really know what to do OOP with AK high. Also when I have AK and just the K hits or QQ as an overpair I find it really hard to call 3 barrels, and when I do I am usually behind. How do you play these spots?

In this case I do hit my only happy flop, play C/C flop, check turn, bet river smallish to get a crying call from KK/QQ/random stuff. Is this line okay?

Thanks!


3 replies

As played you can bet a bit bigger on the river.

Preflop, versus tight guys, OOP this should be a fold almost always (pending any reads).

Keep in mind that a tight 3-better will have a tight range. Our hand only hits the flop 1 in 3 times (given he doesn't have blockers) and it's hard for us to bluff with it when missed because his range is on the stronger side.

Also remember that 3% 3-bet is most likely even lower from EP/MP as that # includes all 3-bets.


Tim64
Joined: 03.11.2008

Can I just fold here?

Absolutely. No one is watching you and no one needs to know what you folded so you never have to feel exploited.

You cant bluff a guy with this tight a range post so you are calling just to hit and you wont stack his QQ/KK on Kxx or Axx flops anyway, esp oop.

As played, $25 on river is what i would bet - but $19 is ok imo since a decent opponent should be folding KK/QQ here always anyway, since your hand is so face up.


Bierbaer
Joined: 27.05.2005

Agree with Bogdan and Tim.
Folding isn't a problem at all as he doesn't exploit it, actually he would be exploiting us if we called this preflop because then we're rewarding his tight play - we play dominated hands against an extremely strong range.