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Playing AKs OOP vs 1 or 2 villains.

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nathanrenard
Joined: 10.02.2009

Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $2 (100 bb)
BB: $2.35 (117.5 bb)
UTG: $0.33 (16.5 bb)
MP: $2.28 (114 bb)
CO: $1.96 (98 bb)
BTN: $4.83 (241.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K A
UTG calls $0.02, MP folds, CO raises to $0.06, BTN raises to $0.16, Hero ???

Given we're OOP I'd be 4 betting big here, somewhere around $0.54, my question is how we'd react to two scenarios?

1. CO folds and BTN just calls, we miss the flop completely.
2. Both players just call, and we also miss the flop.

Given CO folds and BTN 5-bets I'd just jam all-in PF; I would fold if CO jams, and BTN goes with it;
Of course if we hit the board, I'd go crazy maniac style trying to get all the value I could get.

But those two scenarios happen pretty often and I'm not very sure how to react, I know that we need to take in consideration history between opponents, so in this particular case I'm thinking about random unknown villains.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

Can you provide stats for villains?


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wimNP
Joined: 11.03.2011

This is not a steal situation: UTG has limped, CO has raised and the button has reraised.
The action leads to a big pot.
Hero is out of position in the small blind.
The big blind is yet to act. The UTG is still in the hand.

UTG might be limping/reraising with a big hand.
CO might be using his stealing range but the button is surely not.
Hero is sandwiched between the 3Better and his active opponents.

Hero contemplates a big 4Bet preflop.
I do not believe that on NL2 the players use sophisticated vs 3Bet-ranges as W34x3l's. Against which Hero could call in both situations. Even if just one of them is able to use these ranges.
It is more likely that villains have a range of JJ+, AK. In those cases Hero must fold. The equity after the rake is lower than the pot offers: a split pot is a losing pot.

If Hero however 4Bets 2.5x the 3Bet the villains might call or reraise with a weaker range. After a reraise from villain Hero could go all-in and the pot gives tempting odds to the villains to continue the hand with a portion of the weaker part of their range in it.


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Dadramel
Joined: 10.08.2014

Raise to avoid playing with all of them, it provides you also with relatively simple decisions (if it comes to 3 way)


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Hesticus
Joined: 24.06.2008

Well, it's a bit different compared to my scenario since CO and BTN raise in late position. I'd say I'd raise big here and perhaps a shove isn't that bad either. I believe a shove yields +EV anyway with AKs.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

To hero questions - it depends on board and type of villains. We will be cbetting dry boards and play cautious on wet ones.


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nathanrenard
Joined: 10.02.2009

Originally posted by nitrol
Can you provide stats for villains?

They were super unknown, zoom tables, first time seeing any of them.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

Well, I've answered your questions. If villains are inknown we should play our basic game.


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