IPoker, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.
SB: $8.42 (84.2 bb)
BB: $6.80 (68 bb)
UTG: $5.43 (54.3 bb)
MP: $17.45 (174.5 bb)
CO: $10 (100 bb)
Hero (BTN): $13.57 (135.7 bb)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with A
K
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.30, CO folds, Hero calls $0.30, SB calls $0.25, BB calls $0.20
Flop: ($1.20) 7
J 3 (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($1.20) T (4 players)
SB bets $0.80, 3 folds
Results: $1.20 pot ($0.08 rake)
Final Board: 7 J 3 T
SB mucked and won $1.12 ($0.82 net)
BB mucked and lost (-$0.30 net)
MP mucked and lost (-$0.30 net)
Hero mucked A K and lost (-$0.30 net)
I'm getting back into Poker and I'm using w34z3l's 6max guide ranges as a basis to develop my game. Here with BTN vs MP he advises to Cold Call with AKo.
I honestly do not understand this. AK is a premium hand and I would like to isolate the preflop raiser and build the pot, especially since I'm IP. Here I call and everyone behind me gets nice odds to call with speculative hand and we end up with a family pot where EVEN if I hit my A I have no clue where I stand since I haven't defined any of the ranges of the villains.
Can someone explain the logic behind cold calling AKo here?
