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[deputydawg]

I have c. 15000 chips and blinds are 300/600 and I'm dealt AKo on the button. I have played very few hands so far and have won every pot contested to a showdown

Player in mid position raises to 2000 for the 3 rd hand in a row (he has c14,000 chips) and has taken down the blinds the previous 2 times unchallenged

Before recounting what happened, would you
a. fold
b. call
c. raise (and by how much?)

[WellChief]

Raise to between 6 and 7 thousand.

[boldie]

I have c. 15000 chips and blinds are 300/600 and I'm dealt AKo on the button. I have played very few hands so far and have won every pot contested to a showdown

Player in mid position raises to 2000 for the 3 rd hand in a row (he has c14,000 chips) and has taken down the blinds the previous 2 times unchallenged

Before recounting what happened, would you
a. fold
b. call
c. raise (and by how much?)

i'll stick a little raise in. 7-8k total.

[deputydawg]

I actually raised to 6000, he then thought for a while, said he was probably miles behind and then went all in.

Do you call or fold?

[boldie]

I actually raised to 6000, he then thought for a while, said he was probably miles behind and then went all in.

Do you call or fold?

I knew this would happen and I don't like it. The bit of speechplay doesn't do anything for me doesn't put me off and doesn't make me think I'm miles ahead. I'm taking him for a pocket pair (probably lower then kings) If I feel like he might have less than that and I'm willing to race (which I very likely am) then I call. If I take him for Aces or Kings I fold but that would not just depend on what he's done over the last coulpe of hands but during the entire tourney.

[hotdog]

lol it is to hard to say what he has but i dont think from what u have said that you are miles behind.

your 50 50 or he has ace q or similar

[maxward]

I call preflop, you have position and any reraise serves to commit you to the flop, which in fairness you most likely miss and are then left with a difficult decision. The fact he raised three times prior is irrelevant, if anything this maybe an attempt to disguise real strength, with AKo you only significantly ahead of AJ/AQ and marginal over low pairs.  His stack suggests he doesnt need to push with marginal hands. True your representing strength being solid but any hand that calls your raise is a coin toss at best. Why put yourself in that position?  

If you really want to push him off the hand then you push all in, that way AK sees the whole board, most likley connects and you just hope that he has lower ace or a pair below Kings.  Given your image I think more often than not he folds, but if he calls at least you see the board, playing AK just to the flop can leave you in bad shape with a sizeable pot at stake.

[Bazzaboy]

Re-raise pre and call if he shoves

[deputydawg]

I called and he turned over 44

When i got back up on to my chair I saw that I had missed flop, turn and river

Perhaps next time I'll call pre flop

[Bazzaboy]

I called and he turned over 44

When i got back up on to my chair I saw that I had missed flop, turn and river

Perhaps next time I'll call pre flop

If you had called and flop came A74 and you stacked off to him would you have said next time i'll raise preflop?

You played the hand fine.

[temp0r]

everything here pretty standard. you have to take your chance on the coinflips vs aggressive players.

[AlexMartin]

Call and use position to outplay him.

[Royal Flush]

I call preflop................playing AK just to the flop can leave you in bad shape with a sizeable pot at stake.

What now?


This is a clear spot to re-raise and pickup 3k, once you re-raise thought you can never pass.

[maxward]

I call preflop................playing AK just to the flop can leave you in bad shape with a sizeable pot at stake.

What now?


This is a clear spot to re-raise and pickup 3k, once you re-raise thought you can never pass.

Of course you can pass but considering a reraise will most likley dicipate your stack and price you into the action, all for the speculation of collecting £3k, it seems a bit too far fetched. I stand by my initial comments, chopping and taking them out of context doesnt do justice to the point i dont think.

[AlexMartin]

I call preflop................playing AK just to the flop can leave you in bad shape with a sizeable pot at stake.

What now?


This is a clear spot to re-raise and pickup 3k, once you re-raise thought you can never pass.

If LAG wants to move AI with small pp's i think you get a bigger and safer edge playing flops v him. V more abc player re-raise works out fine.