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$5.50 - Calling with AK high

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TJtheTJ
Joined: 12.10.2011

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 5.5 Tournament, 25/50 Blinds (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP1 (t3387)
MP2 (t10420)
MP3 (t2035)
CO (t2860)
Hero (Button) (t4045)
SB (t1903)
BB (t3965)
UTG (t2360)
UTG+1 (t900)

Hero's M: 53.93

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, A
2 folds, MP1 calls t50, 1 fold, MP3 bets t150, 1 fold, Hero raises to t400, 3 folds, MP3 calls t250

Flop: (t925) 10, 2, 6 (2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t925) 4 (2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero checks

River: (t925) 4 (2 players)
MP3 bets t750, Hero calls t750

Total pot: t2425

Notes on villain
1: Quite loose and agressive.
2: Has shown down weak hands.
3: Is tilting a bit due to a couple of lost hands.

I decided against making a continuation bet because I thought I would have showdown value against villain here. Against this guy, I figured AK high could easily be good, and didn't want to get bluffed off of it.

On the river I wasn't quite sure what to do, but decided to call, because the turn and river didn't really change anything.

Was my call here correct? I'm still not quite sure...


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pvdheuvel
Joined: 01.08.2007

The choice not to cbet conflicts with calling that river. I would always cbet in this spot and fold against aggression. If he does call you probably get at least one free card to improve and after that you can easily fold the river. Only thing you are beating is pure air.


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flexifronto
Joined: 07.02.2010

Hi.

In my opinion, the moment you 3bet, you are injecting a lot of strength to your hand. If you don't cbet on flop and don't bet anything on turn, you are putting your hand face up, so there's no point in calling the river with A high. Normally, what I do in these situations is bet on flop (to fold if they raise me), to check on the turn to get free card on the river. In other cases, if the opponent is really aggressive, what I do is to check the flop, so he can bet on the turn, and then I reraise him, making him understand that my hand is too strong for him, but it always depends on the opponent.


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TJtheTJ
Joined: 12.10.2011

Thanks for the input, guys :)

Very helpful!


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Tiltberger
Joined: 23.06.2005

i think i make a small cbet on the flop like 35% or 38% and then give it up if he jams!


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