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JMcCabe
Rock Star
Silver Level
As I've mentioned in a number of other threads, my biggest money earners online have been NL200/400 full ring cash games, using 60-75BB stacks.
The following statements apply primarily to situations where you are deeper stacked (ie 60BB or more in my opinion) and apply pretty much equally to MTTs and cash games in either 6 max or full ring.
A lot of players often complain that AK is a difficult hand to play deep stacked. With shorter stack sizes, it's generally an easy hand to shove preflop in SNGs, MTTs, or if you're a 20BB cash game ratholer (I hate them too, even though I play a mid-stack).
But with a deeper stack, big slick is much more difficult to play.
Here is a pretty common scenario:
EverestPoker Game #6273859481: Table Doha-2 - $0.25/$0.50 (5 handed) - No Limit Hold'em - 21:55:24 - 2010/11/01
saw flop | saw showdown
(UTG+1) Hero($92.50)
(CO) Cpt-Kobold ($60.45)
(BU) sprengel ($83.85)
(SB ) -TiTaNa- ($52.30)
(BB ) HrsTnk ($66.05)
-TiTaNa- posts the small blind of $0.25
HrsTnk posts the big blind of $0.50
Dealt to Hero K:heart: A:spade:
Heroraises to $1.50
Cpt-Kobold calls $1.50
2 fold(s)
HrsTnk calls $1.00
Flop: (4.75) A:heart: 4:diamond: 9:spade: (3 players)
HrsTnk checks
Hero ???
As the hero, what is your general play here? If you were heads up in position, how would that change your decision?
It is my personal opinion that a cBet in both of these situations is rarely the correct play, however I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.
So, what would you do and why?
The following statements apply primarily to situations where you are deeper stacked (ie 60BB or more in my opinion) and apply pretty much equally to MTTs and cash games in either 6 max or full ring.
A lot of players often complain that AK is a difficult hand to play deep stacked. With shorter stack sizes, it's generally an easy hand to shove preflop in SNGs, MTTs, or if you're a 20BB cash game ratholer (I hate them too, even though I play a mid-stack).
But with a deeper stack, big slick is much more difficult to play.
Here is a pretty common scenario:
EverestPoker Game #6273859481: Table Doha-2 - $0.25/$0.50 (5 handed) - No Limit Hold'em - 21:55:24 - 2010/11/01
saw flop | saw showdown
(UTG+1) Hero($92.50)
(CO) Cpt-Kobold ($60.45)
(BU) sprengel ($83.85)
(SB ) -TiTaNa- ($52.30)
(BB ) HrsTnk ($66.05)
-TiTaNa- posts the small blind of $0.25
HrsTnk posts the big blind of $0.50
Dealt to Hero K:heart: A:spade:
Heroraises to $1.50
Cpt-Kobold calls $1.50
2 fold(s)
HrsTnk calls $1.00
Flop: (4.75) A:heart: 4:diamond: 9:spade: (3 players)
HrsTnk checks
Hero ???
As the hero, what is your general play here? If you were heads up in position, how would that change your decision?
It is my personal opinion that a cBet in both of these situations is rarely the correct play, however I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.
So, what would you do and why?