NL2 AK fold top pair against cbet shove

Hey hvard92,

Preflop call is fine.

Possibly a call on the flop. SB doesn't have a full stack and can easily be a fish. It's true SB can certainly have us beat some of the time though, and there are still guys to act behind us. I think it's a call still though.

I can't see what you are seeing. What other hands could he do that with? I know you are a professional but i find it hard to believe that a even a fish would raise big and cbet shove 73bb's into 3 opponents with KJ...

...And he is passive

Originally posted by hvard92
I can't see what you are seeing. What other hands could he do that with? I know you are a professional but i find it hard to believe that a even a fish would raise big and cbet shove 73bb's into 3 opponents with KJ...

The big raise preflop may just be a result of lots of 2 guys already in the pot.

Our hand is strong in the absolute sense and villain could be shoving random junk, including worse Kx and draws.

It's actually pretty uncommon for guys to play super strong hands like this. It does happen sometimes, so it's not like we are always good here. But generally if someone flops set or 2pair, they don't overbet jam huge. They pick a size that they expect you to call frequently.

But don't get me wrong. Not saying it's a snap call either. We are going to behind a decent amount. But on level one we have a strong made hand and SB looks like a donk. I expect calling to be at least marginally +EV vs his range.