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AK in 3bet Pot - did I play it wrong?

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clovenhoofsdoom
Joined: 04.03.2016

Hey guys and have a nice saturday,

yesterday I was playing many hours like the other day, and I did not loose any big pot since 3000 hands ago or so until ... then^^.

Afterwards, I lost my interest in playing any more cards for the day and thought ok I got coolered what else can one say about this hand. I ran some EQ-calculations that were proof enough to me, but one day after, I think I was a bit too loose and willing to go broke. I wasn't thinking much when in the hand and I maybe were a bit too arrogant and self-confident because I won all the big pots in the last days and made 7 Buy-Ins in only 1000 hands.

It's shorthanded 6max NL2. Villain has 162 BB, I have 350 BB

I have AsKc and openraise in MP to 3BB. 2 folds, SB raises to 11 BB, BB folds, I call. I usually do not like to make pots too large before the flop.

Flop comes Kh3sTh.

SB bets 19 BB into a 23 BB pot. I raise to 61 BB, SB pushes, I call. He shows AdAc.

(Turn is 5c, River Ah)

I am not sure if I could have got away with less then an all-in anyway. But I also think that raise/call with TPTK isn't the smartest move I have ever done, is it?

I mean, there are some hands stronger than mine, like AA, KK (though it is only one combo), sometimes KT, TT.

I think Villain could take this line with AK, KQ, KJ, QQ, JJ or a flushdraw also, but I do not know if that is just daydreams by me. SB was unknown to me so probably I should give him credit for his flop 3bet. Plus, we are deep stacks and I am not even close to the nuts, or even drawing to. Actually, I wanted to close session for this day some hands before but since I then got JJ, AJ, AQ, AK, AA, in like 10 hands I thought I could make some more profit. Hmm. Shit happens.


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Alleen86
Joined: 27.05.2010

I think we should just call the flop. We will most often isolate ourselves vs better hands with raising.


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Hesticus
Joined: 24.06.2008

We should call flop and turn and evaluate river.


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Washdogg
Joined: 12.05.2008

Call me a nit, but I might fold this one pre. The sizing of that 3bet at these limits is a huge tell. We're only winning big pots against an AQ. TT-QQ are shutting down as soon as we hit a pair and AA and KK are taking our stacks when we hit. Then after the flop bet sizing, it's clear he's protecting against the draw. At very worst his range looks like KK+,TT,AKs,AKo,A♥:Q♥: and I highly doubt the AQ is betting that big on this flop

I'm finding that at the micros, bets mean what they say. His bets say that he has you crushed.

That being said, I completely understand not wanting to fold AK pre or on a flop where you flop TPTK. In fact, I feel like I would have played somewhat similarly, but then looked at the hand again and re-evaluated. Just my opinion on the players at this limit.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

We cannot fold preflop a hand in top 3% range.
Postflop we can let him bet and just call.


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