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shivas80
Joined: 24.12.2008

Poker Stars, $6.45 Buy-in (10/20 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players

MP2: 1,500 (75 bb)
MP3: 1,290 (64.5 bb)
CO: 1,470 (73.5 bb)
BTN: 1,530 (76.5 bb)
SB: 1,480 (74 bb)
BB: 1,500 (75 bb)
UTG+1: 1,500 (75 bb)
Hero (UTG+2): 1,500 (75 bb)
MP1: 1,730 (86.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K A
UTG+1 raises to 50, Hero raises to 150, 2 folds, MP3 calls 150, 4 folds, UTG+1 calls 100

Flop: (480) K 8 J (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets 260, MP3 calls 260, UTG+1 folds

Turn: (1,000) J (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets 400, Hero calls 400

River: (1,800) J (2 players)
Hero bets 690 and is all-in, MP3 calls 480 and is all-in

Results:

Spoiler

2,760 pot
Final Board: K 8 J J J
MP3 showed A A and won 2,760 (1,470 net)
Hero showed K A and lost (-1,290 net)


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Brade88
Joined: 08.07.2011

My play would be:

Pre flop: Flat or larger iso raise. Probably elect flat with early position raise

FLop: As played, raise 300 to get more value from lower pp's/ possible flush draw/ backdoor flushdraws

Turn: Check-call

River: Shove for max value


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kurrkabin
Joined: 12.10.2010

Some info on UTG+1 will be helpful. You can either 3bet/fold vs an unknown or flat. 3bet/call is also an option ofc with good reason to do so(villain stack off with a good number of hands we dominate-worse Ax, maybe he 4bet shove as a bluff, etc).

Reason to 3bet bluff is if the table is very call happy and we don't wanna play a multiway pot with AK. Although our AK is suited and for that reason the playability is actually a lot better. I think I rather flat this vs an unknown opening from that position and possibly 3bet/fold AKo(3bet only if ppl behind are likely to join in).

As played-flop is good-a bit of bigger bet will be better, so that we can shove turn for value without making it an overbet. I bet turn for value as played-or just shove it. Worse Kx to call, a lot of other draws also. Riv...I actually like the shove as we might get him to c/b 8x and FDs.


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