AK early $16 turbo

[Da GOAT]

Hows my line? Again no reads as too early.


PokerStars Game #6787880261: Tournament #34564951, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/10/27 - 10:03:05 (ET)
Table '34564951 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: CelticUabhar (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Cytwins (1160 in chips)
Seat 3: KlonkSork (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: dabozer (1470 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: I2IOU (1530 in chips)
Seat 6: DrGreenthumd (1730 in chips)
Seat 7: TWEEZY43 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: KCKid444 (1660 in chips)
Seat 9: bronsen80 (1480 in chips)
I2IOU: posts small blind 10
DrGreenthumd: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CelticUabhar [Ad Ks]
TWEEZY43: folds
KCKid444: folds
bronsen80: folds
CelticUabhar: raises 40 to 60
Cytwins: raises 100 to 160
KlonkSork: folds
dabozer: folds
I2IOU: folds
DrGreenthumd: folds
CelticUabhar: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Kh 9d 2c]
CelticUabhar: checks
Cytwins: checks
*** TURN *** [Kh 9d 2c] [2d]
CelticUabhar: bets 200
Cytwins: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [Kh 9d 2c 2d] [6h]
CelticUabhar: bets 500??????????

[gingerwizard]

Why did you check the flop?

Your a better player than me so i'd be interested to hear your thinking.
It looks like a great flop for you to me, especially considering his reraise, only AA and KK have you beat (or 99 if he is loose enough). If he has one of those he'll soon let you know!

I would lead out with a continuation/probe bet here. (I like to pull the same moves with hands as when im bluffing to keep opp guessing.) Is my thinking a little weak/aggressive?

[taipan168]

I agree with ginger, I am not checking that flop with TPTK. There is 350 in the pot, I lead for 200 and take it from there. As played, I think I throw out a blocking bet of about 250 on the river rather than 500.

[Pants_101]

What range do we put villain on? QQ+ AK?

[Da GOAT]

Why did you check the flop?

Your a better player than me so i'd be interested to hear your thinking.
It looks like a great flop for you to me, especially considering his reraise, only AA and KK have you beat (or 99 if he is loose enough). If he has one of those he'll soon let you know!

I would lead out with a continuation/probe bet here. (I like to pull the same moves with hands as when im bluffing to keep opp guessing.) Is my thinking a little weak/aggressive?

ill reply both to this and tai's similiar qs about checking the flop.

basically its the fact im not in control of this pot pf.

i was going for a c/r here!! opp's at this lvl usually c/b so ill pick up more chips when they bluff c/b with nothing than me betting out and making them fold more hands i beat that they would of c/b with.

[shooter]

Why did you check the flop?

Your a better player than me so i'd be interested to hear your thinking.
It looks like a great flop for you to me, especially considering his reraise, only AA and KK have you beat (or 99 if he is loose enough). If he has one of those he'll soon let you know!

I would lead out with a continuation/probe bet here. (I like to pull the same moves with hands as when im bluffing to keep opp guessing.) Is my thinking a little weak/aggressive?

ill reply both to this and tai's similiar qs about checking the flop.

basically its the fact im not in control of this pot pf.

i was going for a c/r here!! opp's at this lvl usually c/b so ill pick up more chips when they bluff c/b with nothing than me betting out and making them fold more hands i beat that they would of c/b with.

I think I play the flop and turn the same way, especially with no real draws on the board. For some reason, I'm thinking that CC is the best route for the river here, although river play is probably one of my weakest areas.

Reason why is that I put this guy on a fairly loose range of JJ+, AQs+, AKo (since he's played at least one raised pot before this in likely the first 5-6 hands). I think that JJ, QQ folds to any bet on the river (maybe not 250, so the blocking bet may be good too); KK, AA, AK will shove over any bet, but may not open shove if checked to. I also think that JJ, QQ are most likely here because I see AA, AK, and KK raising the turn more often than not.

Mind you, if you CC, I think you are obligated to call any bet, including a shove because JJ, QQ may well shove here, thinking they are good. A blocking bet would then protect you from going broke if villain pushes over with KK, AA. So, I don't know, perhaps it is best to make the blocking bet, especially this early in the SNG.

[WildBobAA]

I think you played it fine, looks like he has TT-QQ here.

[Hartlin]

Or KQ? ^_^

[GatorJH]

I like this line, especially if you get to show down that you slow played TPTK. That could work in your favor next time when you bet a made hand.

[johnny_fish]

I make it 80 preflop and either bet 300 or push the river.

Your line is good though.

[taipan168]

ill reply both to this and tai's similiar qs about checking the flop.

basically its the fact im not in control of this pot pf.

i was going for a c/r here!! opp's at this lvl usually c/b so ill pick up more chips when they bluff c/b with nothing than me betting out and making them fold more hands i beat that they would of c/b with.

Actually the more I think about this, the more I like the C-R line on the flop. Board is pretty dry so there is limited risk of giving a free card.

I have often lost value with AK when I'm OOP postflop by leading and having opp (whho raised preflop) fold when they might have taken a c-bet stab on the flop if I checked.