Pushing A-K preflop.

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09-28-2006, 07:37 PM
dsaxton

Pushing A-K preflop.

Opponent is playing extremely aggressively preflop. For example, a few hands ago I brought it in for $8 with A-Q in the small blind when it was folded to me, he reraised to $24, I reraised to $66, he went all-in, I folded and he showed K-8 suited.

Thoughts on this play?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero ($231.10)
Button ($462.40)
SB ($236.60)
BB ($65.40)
UTG ($278.60)

Preflop: Hero is MP with Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif, Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif.
1 fold, Hero raises to $8, Button raises to $24, 2 folds, Hero raises to $231.1
09-28-2006, 07:47 PM
Fnord

Is he going to call that with worse hands often enough?

How is this better than re-raising to $66 and calling a push?
09-28-2006, 07:48 PM
Genitruc

I like Fnord's idea
09-28-2006, 07:50 PM
Warpe

Expensive telegram. Just hope he doesn't wake up with a hand.
09-28-2006, 07:58 PM
benny999

yea, why not raise to 66 again?
09-28-2006, 08:04 PM
dsaxton

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warpe

Expensive telegram. Just hope he doesn't wake up with a hand.

That was the main idea. That if he was going to try to take away the lead from me preflop, I was willing to punish him.

Maybe raising less than all-in is good, but I think there is a reasonable chance he will call when I have a 50% chance of doubling up.
09-29-2006, 03:45 AM
aislephive

Don't ever 4bet AK with 100bb stacks and fold to a push in 6 max. Seriously it's really bad against anybody who isn't really nitty. I frequently will 4 bet AK against most players, and against some I drop it to a standard 3 bet. Very read dependant obviously.

In this hand you need to reraise an amount where he still thinks he has folding equity and can push with a wider range than he is calling a shove with. But yeah, I'm getting all in here for sure, I just don't like the overbet shove all in against a bluffing donkey.
09-29-2006, 01:49 PM
dsaxton

Quote:

Originally Posted by aislephive

Don't ever 4bet AK with 100bb stacks and fold to a push in 6 max.

I had A-Q offsuit when I folded to the push. You think I should've called his 5-bet all-in?
09-29-2006, 01:58 PM
gabe

depends on how much you reraise by, then its a pot odds thing

as far as the AK thing, there are alot of things you can do with it, just make sure to please shania in the process
09-29-2006, 05:41 PM
aislephive

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsaxton

Quote:

Originally Posted by aislephive

Don't ever 4bet AK with 100bb stacks and fold to a push in 6 max.

I had A-Q offsuit when I folded to the push. You think I should've called his 5-bet all-in?

Whoops, thought you had AK for some reason.