3 handed AK call RR pf

[Da GOAT]

How do you play this PF.

Villian is big stack but hasnt made a minbet yet (that I noticed). If villian had of pushed then I would call it and have a very good chance at first.

SHould I have ignored his strange bet that seemed to want a call.
I thought a call was decent with position rather than pushing/raising although if flop doesnt suit me his c/b could take it down.

Also didnt wanna get in trouble with a big stack on a possible 50:50 when pf odds after his raise were great.
Or should I whip out the Penis card and PUSH.



PokerStars Game #4801295625: Tournament #24022604, $10+$1 Hold'em No
Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/05/01 - 14:03:42 (ET)
Table '24022604 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: Gabby213 (6122 in chips)
Seat 3: CelticUabhar (4416 in chips)
Seat 4: jetman32 (2962 in chips)
jetman32: posts small blind 75
Gabby213: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CelticUabhar [Ac Kh]
CelticUabhar: raises 300 to 450
jetman32: folds
Gabby213: raises 300 to 750........................

[Werddown]

hmm

[Werddown]

I call the min raise.

If A or K flops, I flat call his continuation bet. I re-raise the turn hard if he fires again, or value bet if he checks. If there are any flush or straight draws on the flop with my top pair I will raise.

If no A or K comes I fold to his c-bet.

I check behind if I miss and he checks hoping to catch A or K.

[Staresy]

I push/fold, with extra emphasis on pushing!

[Da GOAT]

I push/fold, with extra emphasis on pushing!

staresy,
Im guessing you would never fold here as a call is much better than fold.

If I had seen villian minraise before I would of pushed,didnt see him do it so I called.

[taipan168]

This is an easy push for me. You can't call here, you only flop an A or K roughly 33% of the time, you need to see all 5 cards with AK. The only hands you're really worried about are AA and KK and at this stage of the tourney players might re-raise with a wide range of hands (particularly if you've been stealing frequently).

If you have been active recently, it's not out of the question that villain folds to your preflop push as a call would be for approximately 2/3 of his remaining stack, if he's pulled this with a hand like 88-JJ that would certainly give him reason to pause for thought.

[baudib]

3-handed I probably open push 80 percent of the time, regardless of stack sizes.

[givememyleg]

3-handed I probably open push 80 percent of the time, regardless of stack sizes.

His M is around 20 he has no reason to open push. Isn't this losing value?

[Trikflow77]

this is an EASY push 3 handed.......not an open push though

[baudib]

oooh. generally the blinds are bigger than this three-handed, with antes (on stars).

so I only open push this maybe 60 percent of the time here.

[Staresy]

Just to be clear, I'm not advocated open-pushing this. I'm saying push over his re-raise.

staresy,
Im guessing you would never fold here as a call is much better than fold

No, I don't think I would ever fold here, but I don't really like calling that much either. I don't think it really sets out your hand and you'll miss the flop more often than you'll hit it.

Then again, you do have position....

What about sticking it thru SNGPT (and assume an open push) w/ Villians range something like TT+ and AJ+?

[givememyleg]

Push>Call>Fold IMO.

If you fold this, what do you plan on playing?

If you call here, and miss the flop, which you will more often than not, what's your move? If villian checks? Cbets? He could, and most certainly would, cbet a low card flop and could take it down with AJ/AQ.

If you push you put the pressure on him, and have a good hand to do it with. Unless he is a calling station donk, you also gain FE from this. You're ITM so your gambol meter should rise a tad.

Lastly, well you should probably do this first before you decide what to do (I'm not the most organized), what range of hands would he do this with? 77+, AJs+? Maybe A10s? How tight/loose was this guy.

[WildBobAA]

Push over his raise. Open pushing is just terrible.

[Fimanoid]

Push after his minraise.

[Scuba Chuck]

this is an EASY push 3 handed.......not an open push though

Above is my normal default line...

Villian is big stack but hasnt made a minbet yet (that I noticed). If villian had of pushed then I would call it and have a very good chance at first.

SHould I have ignored his strange bet that seemed to want a call.

But there is something to be said for trusting your gut. Obviously the flaw in the ointment is, do you have a goot gut?[/quote]

[Rockymv]

Once you get to 3 handed, players of all skill levels start playing differently, so it's hard to assign meaning to this kind of min reraise. You have AK, get all your chips in PF.

[Scuba Chuck]

Once you get to 3 handed, players of all skill levels start playing differently, so it's hard to assign meaning to this kind of min reraise. You have AK, get all your chips in PF.

This is my last post on this topic. Hero has 29 BBs preflop. This is similar to the number of BBs we normally have on L2 when blinds are 30/60. I don't discount Rocky's point above, but the min-raise here, which is soooo often a huge tell, should not be marginalized. Let's say the probability that it means one of 2 hands (say KK+) is 90%, and any 2 cards other than the ones already stated is 10%, is it worth it when by folding (which I wouldn't do here) we'd still have 26 BBs?