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AKo 3b pot SBvsBB

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LimitlessExp
Joined: 09.04.2015

Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 Zoom No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $5.26 (105.2 bb)
BB: $6.85 (137 bb)
UTG: $5.41 (108.2 bb)
MP: $5.97 (119.4 bb)
CO: $2.75 (55 bb)
BTN: $3.42 (68.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K♠: A♣:
4 folds, Hero raises to $0.12, BB raises to $0.37, Hero calls $0.25

Flop: ($0.74) K♦: 7♦: 2♠: (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $0.39, Hero calls $0.39

Turn: ($1.52) 8♠: (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $0.80, Hero calls $0.80

River: ($3.12) Q♣: (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $2.24, Hero folds

The guy is unknown. I don't usually 4 bet when don't have info. Maybe I should start doing it in similar situations? Check-raise F if played like this?


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Hesticus
Joined: 24.06.2008

We haven't taken initiative in 3betting so we can call. However, OOP is hard to play AK and you should be knowing what you do. As played, I'd easily call river as flush and straight don't complete so we are only up against pure discounted cards (QQ, KQ, KK+)


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

I prefer 4betting preflop.
As played, we can call him down and make a note.


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Alleen86
Joined: 27.05.2010
FrozenElf
Joined: 06.07.2015

I played NL5 for quite some time, in my experience playing, players 3 bet wide and will call 4bets wide, but 5b/shove with premium hands, there are of course the odd few but not that many.

Preflop is not very good at all, What are you trying to do hit an A or K and check fold when missed, thats not profitable since the bbs 3b bluff range will probably be higher tthan his 3bet value range so he will not continue anyway that often when you hit a A or K.

4 bet 2.5x/fold is the right play at this stake, even in those positions. People really wont 5bet shove wide enough

After you 4 bet play for stacks on TPTK flop bet flop shove turn, i would check fold if i missed vs unknown, since his range should be strong if he called your 4bet.

Anytime i called/shoved a 5bet i ran into AA or KK occasionally QQ, and lost (this could of been bad variance i guess but i felt like i was making a mistake), but when i changed my strategy to 4 bet fold i seemed to do much better in those spots since players called with all sorts of hands like 89s, A2o T7s 22

You should 4b QQ too for the reason above players call with trash, since we have a pair its easier to play


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LimitlessExp
Joined: 09.04.2015

Thank you for the comments!


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