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AK - fold preflop vs tight villain?

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Pokrovec
Joined: 07.01.2010

villain is 14/11 after 120 hands
PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

SB: $7.02 (140.4 bb)
Hero (BB): $7.41 (148.2 bb)
UTG: $5.42 (108.4 bb)
CO: $4.35 (87 bb)
BTN: $6.27 (125.4 bb)

SB posts $0.02, Hero posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has K♥: A♣:
3 folds, SB raises to $0.15, Hero raises to $0.45, SB raises to $1.70, Hero folds

my thought process:
after his 4-bet I can
call: I don't like it cause I am OOP and without hit OTF I'll be folding and losing a lot. Also to call only with over cards, what kind of plan I can use for T and R?
raise/shove: I understand that on BTN his range will be wide etc, etc but still, the best-case scenario is coinflip? And all others I am behind?
fold: for me the safe way out of this mess with a small loss...

show me the way please!

Results: $0.90 pot ($0.00 rake)

SB wins $0.90


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Ramble
Joined: 17.11.2008

Small correction to your hand review - villain is SB, not BTN. This also means you are in position post-flop. :f_wink:

Based on his stats, I'm assuming villain isn't 4-betting you too light...

So if villain's range is something like this... good fold.

Interestingly though, it doesn't take much for the equity to shift... for instance just adding in AQo changes it to this...

I think your fold is good against an opponent with those stats. I think much more often you'll be running into a range more like TT+,AKs,AKo in which you are a big underdog to win.

Look at that tie percentage... yuck...:ayfkm:


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Blind vs Blind a call to the 4Bet with AK is fine -- but considering he seems tight, there's nothing wrong with the fold


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Zaratras
Joined: 03.01.2009

Very interesting hand here.. I hope you don't mind that I reply here. Don't have much experience.

With villain stats I would fold too. The thing is most of the time when you call you will give up on the floor. Villain would prob Cbet because not hitting flop. If you do but your board villain would probably too. I think Ramble his feedback shows that. @ramble thanks for the examples. I am learning from that too.


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