[Closed] NL10FR: AKo against shortstack

In this example I would have folded preflop.. I made myself a chart according to an article "How to play against shortstacks" but I have it lying at my student home so I can't post it here right now

If u raised first and then got reraised, I definitely would have called with AK, AA, KK, QQ. All other holding I would have folded unless I knew it was a donkplayer who isn't playing according the SSS.

I agree with Zeffke. Fold preflop. You are behind in most situations because a SS only raises from MP with AK,AQ, 99+.Unless, of course, you have reads on the guy that show that he doesn t play SSS

You guys mean fold before the pre flop raise right?

I'm a gambler - I put him AI preflop

but seriously speaking you can fold AKo to preflop to his raise, you only lose the BB. Usually I play according to my reads here, if I've seen him raising recently I put him AI and if this is like the first raise in 100 hands he has played in the table it's an easy fold.

Hi timukasr!

Even if he is playing according to the SSS, it's only a coinflip. But if you are not sure that he sticks to the rules it's an easy all-in because he can raise with an even wider range.

Equity Win Tie Loss Hand
Player 1: 51.905 % 41.359 % 21.092 % 37.549 % 99+, AQ+
Player 2: 48.095 % 37.549 % 21.092 % 41.359 % AKo

Nice hand!

Good luck at the tables!
Puschkin81

Hi Puschkin81

There is an article on how to play against SSS that says that you only play AK if there is dead money in the pot, as your chances are about 48 percent.
This is not the case here, so why play the hand?

Because you cannot be sure that he is playing according to the SSS. Maybe it's just a fish with a short stack?! You cannot assume that every player who has a short stack knows exactly how the short stack strategy works. If in fact you know the player and know that he sticks 100% to the SSS you can fold. But that's not the case here.

Good luck at the tables!
Puschkin81

Until I see the prove that someone is a bad SSS player, I assume he's a Pokerstrategy.com SSS-player.. So without reads I fold (especially if he's German, no offense though ;))

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