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  1. #1

    Default AK played weakly

    Villian is 50/1/.5

    I planned on raising the turn but his pot-sized bet scared me. That in turn makes the river a tough decision for me once he bets the pot AGAIN. Am I at best hoping to split here? I know truly the only hand I have to be worried about here is 55.

    Im kind of still limit programmed where I might wait until a "bigger" street to stick in a raise.

    Ultimate Bet
    No Limit Holdem Ring game
    Blinds: $0.05./$0.10.
    5 players
    Converter

    Stack sizes:
    UTG: $11.43
    CO: $25.17
    Hero: $28.69
    SB: $21.25
    BB: $12.39

    Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is Button with A K
    2 folds, Hero raises to $0.35, SB calls, BB folds.

    Flop: 5 A K ($0.8, 2 players)
    SB bets $0.8, Hero calls.

    Turn: 8 ($2.4, 2 players)
    SB bets $2.4, Hero calls.

    River: J ($7.2, 2 players)
    SB bets $7.2, Hero tanks...
  2. #2
    I play at these levels and .25 and I'm pretty much inclined to get it all in on turn or raise flop with top two pair on this board.
    It's a non scary flop (drawwise) , so 80% of the time a set would wait for you to bet, not bet pot.
    AQ, AJ, A10, A5s, K5s are all possible holdings.
    Maybe the other guys will disagree but at 10$ tables I'm all in on turn.
    As played river isn't an easy call but there are alot of hands you beat.
  3. #3
    I think at this level just get the cash in. Unless you have reads you'll find Ax a lot or some dudes just been watching too much High Stakes Poker.
  4. #4
    I am more interested to know in spots like these when villian get aggro and i obviously have the best hand where I put the raise in.

    If Villian is going to keep betting with an obvious 2nd best hand like Ax when do I raise and tell him he is beat or do I just let him keep firing and wait until the river to finally pop him.
  5. #5
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  6. #6
    Ummm....I did

    That's not the question here.

    The question is when do I tell villian that he is beat?

    I waited til the river here. I don't want to blow him off of AT+/A8/A5 and to get him in 200bb deep I'd have to let him grow the pot somehow. There is no way Im getting his stack by raising the turn all-in or even to something like $7 total.

    Luckily he pots the river and I push over. He folds and shows K2.
  7. #7
    Well if that's the case, you probably got the most value you could out of the hand ,
    although based on his stats, 50/1/.5 I wouldn't have counted on him firing all streets with a weaker hand and still would have got it all in on turn.

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