I reraise it to $3-4 to isolate and keep out limpers, A shove I would have to think about but would probably call.
By this do you mean you would think about shoving, or do you mean you would think for a while if utg shoved your re raise?
Raising to about 4$ seems right. If villain calls we can think he doesnt have aces, knig and probably not queens. In position on the flop, if checked to c-bet whatever, if bet into raise if hit ace or king otherwise fold.
I would think about it but call a shove by UTG.
OK but in all seriousness, I think a raise to about $3 or a flat call would both be good here, I'd mix it up between the 2, raising more often than calling.
Why am I praying for a coin flip? No reads were given in the original question. I say it is 50-50 whether he is holding QQ's or JJ's; AA's and KK's are less likely due to us holding one of each. It is just as likely he is shoving with KQ or QJ or 10's.
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With AK we need postflop fold equity, as do we want to build the pot, so I'm raising here most of the time, reevaluating if 4-bet.
Smooth calling is fine as a balancing play.
I see, I think why I am praying for a coin flip. I am losing to any pair and by keeping it small can either bluff the flop or get out cheap, is that right?
Well look at it this way - if you're up against your average 25nl player, he's not getting his money all in preflop without a big pair, or possibly AK himself.
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equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 30.858% 30.48% 00.38% 6263357 77250.00 { AdKc }
Hand 1: 69.142% 68.77% 00.38% 14129791 77250.00 { QQ+ }
Yeah, basically. We reraise preflop, get a call, and take it down a good chunk of the time postflop (folding out lots of pocket pairs in the process).
That's where our fold equity comes from, and that's why they say 'ak is a raising hand, not a calling hand'.
I see, I was too liberal with my range. I do have poker stove just not on this PC. Well, disregard my foolishness.