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  1. 02-24-2006 #1
    G_The_Jester
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    At what point do you play AKos or s?

    EG if utg raises do you reraise, call or fold.

    If an earlier raise gets reraised do you raise call or fold.

    Don't wanna know about late position with no raises before .. that speaks for itself..

    Perhaps a better question is when do you not play AK
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    cash or tourny? cash i only call 3.5bb raises from ppl. i usually wont raise thaht bet.

    If several limp, ill raise it to 4-5bb. if no one has bet, i will always raise this UTG-BB for 3.5bb.

    in a tourny, i will play it much more aggressively preflop. I will re eairs ppl's 3.5bb raises, form 9bb- all in. I dont mind getting all my chips in pf with AK in a tourny, (while i do mind in a cash game).

    suits for AK do not effect any of my plays preflop.
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    Would you get all your chips in if utg raises heavy or not ... at the end of the day you have A high
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    Personally, if I've got position and the initial bet/raise wasn't TOO strong, then I like to re-raise PF. This will help let me know where I stand AND give me control of the hand. If I get re-re-raised, then I know I'm going up against a monster (most likely As, Ks or maybe Qs.) If the initial raiser just flat calls me and then misses the flop and checks, I've got a better chance of taking the pot down with a continuation bet.

    If UTG raises and then MP re-raises, I'm just going to flat call and hope that UTG doesn't re-re-raise.
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    in a tourny, if UTG raises too much (like 5bb- all in) then its an easy call. However if other people call UTG, then this becomes two things:

    a. if i have the second caller 2:1 or more interms of chips, i might go all in, so that I get this heads up with UTG, and have the 2nd callers chips in there for free,

    or

    b. fold, if the situation dosnt look so favorable.


    mainly i fold AK alot, when it is multi way pots.
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    me too .. i tend to play AK heavy in position but can't push myself to play it hard on a raise definitely not a reraise.
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    i tend to look at Ak as a 6 outer on a ten man table, so a one in 5 chance mainly. Therefore i don't want to call a raise to a pocket pair. Playing people who play pocket pairs TT and up and AT & up (without knowing the difference) it has to be a negative play to raise doesn't it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by G_The_Jester
    i tend to look at Ak as a 6 outer on a ten man table, so a one in 5 chance mainly. Therefore i don't want to call a raise to a pocket pair. Playing people who play pocket pairs TT and up and AT & up (without knowing the difference) it has to be a negative play to raise doesn't it?
    But that's why I like the re-raise from a later position. It's a good way to isolate the initial raiser AND to take control of the hand.
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    Quote Originally Posted by G_The_Jester
    i tend to look at Ak as a 6 outer on a ten man table, so a one in 5 chance mainly. Therefore i don't want to call a raise to a pocket pair. Playing people who play pocket pairs TT and up and AT & up (without knowing the difference) it has to be a negative play to raise doesn't it?
    this mindset is wrong.
    lets say: (odds of being dealt hand) x (number of players @ table)
    so:
    AA= 1/22
    KK=1/22
    QQ-77= 5/22

    so its a 7/22 chance that these hands are out there pf. 12/22 chance that any pocket pair is dealt to someone pf. only AA and KK is owning you however, the rest are coin flips (about 45/55 in the pocket pairs advantage).

    so only 1nce every 11 times you go all in with your AK, are you facing an ass beating.

    Now add in Ax which you are killing, Kx, whcih you are killing, and any other non pairs whcih you are in good shape against.

    As you can see, going all in with AK is very acceptable, and raising with AK is certainly a smart play.

    Now put your self in the pp 22-88 position. Would you call someones raise knowing that @ best your flipping coins?

    try playing AK more aggressevly in tournys and see what happens.
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    Having a pocket pair against AK you have 6 cards against ... hence on a 10man table 26 for ya... give or take the shared pot ... would you all in with the PP?
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