AK SS $10r Midday

[elipsesjeff]

PokerStars Game #11007316100: Tournament #55429411, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2007/07/18 - 17:37:23 (ET)
Table '55429411 143' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: GIGAFLUSH (15910 in chips)
Seat 2: Chickenlal (2685 in chips)
Seat 3: domidomy (11560 in chips)
Seat 4: CodeRedRulez (5650 in chips)
Seat 5: nh3717r22 (2580 in chips)
Seat 6: Kottan08 (12670 in chips)
Seat 7: darkstar1 (14945 in chips)
Seat 8: SCdahlbball (20060 in chips)
Seat 9: LeoPoker14 (8835 in chips)
GIGAFLUSH: posts the ante 25
Chickenlal: posts the ante 25
domidomy: posts the ante 25
CodeRedRulez: posts the ante 25
nh3717r22: posts the ante 25
Kottan08: posts the ante 25
darkstar1: posts the ante 25
SCdahlbball: posts the ante 25
LeoPoker14: posts the ante 25
GIGAFLUSH: posts small blind 150
Chickenlal: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CodeRedRulez [Kh As]
domidomy: calls 300
CodeRedRulez: raises 900 to 1200
nh3717r22: folds
Kottan08: calls 1200
darkstar1: folds
SCdahlbball: folds
LeoPoker14: folds
GIGAFLUSH: folds
Chickenlal: folds
domidomy: folds
*** FLOP *** [4s 9d 5d]

Whats the Correct play here? Bet/fold, Bet/call, Check/raise, Check/fold? I put his range on 99-QQ, and probably AJs+ and AJo+. That range gives me an equity of 60%.

[chardrian]

this is where AK sucks balls.

Depending on the table - I actually don't mind a donk push preflop there.

As played - meh. You really can't go wrong - or right. I guess bet/calling a raise is the worst option out there without a read.

[Roco415]

Easier said than done, as i wouldn't be likely to do it on my own, I would probably check fold. I mean, he's seen an utg limp and a raise utg+1. Would he call you with less than A-K? I think you're get re-popped if you bet 75% of the time. Im curious to see how it played out...

[elipsesjeff]

CodeRedRulez: checks
Kottan08: bets 2500

[drmcboy]

I make it 1500 pre flop and push any flop assuming 1 caller.

[chardrian]

If u really can include hands like AJ here, than I like the push flop line.

As played - u have to fold (again unless u have a read that he c-bets absolutely everything).

[gordo426]

why not c-bet or at least probe this? If villain has nothing and your image isn't too laggy a bet will usually take this down if villain has less than tp

[elipsesjeff]

betting the flop commits us to our hand so we might as well push.

bet/folding is retarded.

[Deanglow]

Raise to 1500 preflop and push flop I think is the best option.
Bet/folding is just retarded and C/R allin I think is almost as bad.
I don't like checking; with your stack it screams weakness. I hate these awkward stack size spots that I sometimes just push this PF.