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AK smooth call, dangerous board, possibly dangerous opponent

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    Default AK smooth call, dangerous board, possibly dangerous opponent

    Here's an interesting hand from this morning. Some notes:

    - Both villains who saw the flop here (excluding BB) are TAgg regs who know their way around 3-bets.
    - I had 3-bet UTG twice this morning and he folded to one, flatted the other and then folded on the flop.
    - I had really been sparring with MP - he raises his button quite a lot, which was my BB, so I had 3-bet in that spot a few times. One hand I 3-bet and got called, then check-raised a flop of KJx, and had to fold when he pushed over. Another hand I just called his button raise with AJs and then check-raised a jack-high flop, and he folded. We were taking more shots at each other in terms of 3-betting and check-raising than anyone else at the table.
    - Pre-flop is auto-3-bet for me like 99% of the time. I called here pretty much as an experiment and to see if I could get a decent, aggressive player (either of them) to overplay something. I'm interested in the merits of that. Should I have just 3-bet, and stop getting tricksy (even though I expect to play a lot more with these guys)?
    - My river bet - good spot to value bet? What do you think of the bet size? I couldn't put him on the straight when he checked, and I didn't figure there was any way he had a set. But I thought he might look up a weaker bet if he had a worse 2 pair, since my hand is thoroughly under-repped.

    Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

    MP ($83.40)
    CO ($60.25)
    Hero ($68.45)
    SB ($44)
    BB ($7.55)
    UTG ($50)

    Preflop: Hero is Button with :Ad: :Ks:.
    UTG raises to $1.75, MP calls $1.75, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.75, 1 fold, BB calls $1.25.

    Flop: ($7.25) :Kd: :Ah: :Jd: (4 players)
    BB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, Hero bets $5, BB folds, UTG folds, MP calls $5.

    Turn: ($17.25) :Tc: (2 players)
    MP checks, Hero checks.

    River: ($17.25) (2 players)
    MP checks, Hero bets $7...
  2. #2
    I don't mind pre once in awhile and post-flop looks good.
  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by zook
    I don't mind pre once in awhile and post-flop looks good.
    This, though i 3 bet ak on the btn here 90+ percent of the time.
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    Worse hands call, better hands raise. Looks good?

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