$2 NLHE 6-max: $2 NLHE 6-max: Flatting AK 6-max.

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Hopefully I've done this one right. Is flatting from SB fine here? If someone posts this hand I'd say easy 3-bet. IP I 3-bet everytime. I thought flatting here would be good because it hides my hand fairly well, if an A or K comes in flop I probably can re-raise flop and villians may not give me credit for TPTK.

Think I played the river fine. The turn is unlikely to help villian given that he didn't CB flop so when he bets turn he pretty much has to have Ax, he CB's overpair probably 100% of the time so I can only have a better ace than him by this point. Reads on villian; nothing to suggest he is a complete drooler, likes playing hands when he has position though. this is pretty much his standard raise.

Not played cash games in a few mnoths, stuck solely with SnG's and HU so checking I'm not making too many basic errors in my thinking.

Poker Stars - $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em (6 players)
Poker Stars Hand Converter Tool from CardsChat.com

SB: $2.54
BB: $2
UTG: $1
MP: $3.05
CO: $2.36
BTN: $1.38

Pre-flop: ($0.03) is SB and dealt :ah4: :kc4:
UTG folds, MP calls $0.02, CO raises to $0.09, BTN folds, SB calls $0.08, BB folds, MP calls $0.07

Flop: ($0.29) :2c4: :6d4: :5h4: (3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, CO checks

Turn: ($0.29) :2c4: :6d4: :5h4: :2s4: (3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, CO checks

River: ($0.29) :2c4: :6d4: :5h4: :2s4: :as4: (3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, CO bets $0.16, SB raises to $0.40, MP folds, CO calls $0.24
 
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You're at 2nl. People don't fold. You're missing FAR too much value by flatting pf. 3bet, get called by AT/67s/22/KT/etc most of the time, and make money. Simple.

Keep it simple.
 
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You're at 2nl. People don't fold. You're missing FAR too much value by flatting pf. 3bet, get called by AT/67s/22/KT/etc most of the time, and make money. Simple.

Keep it simple.

This.

Also bet the river
 
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At this level you should probably never flat AK, but if you ever do, flatting it IN position >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than doing it OUT of position.
 
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Yea probably should've 3-bet on reflection, especially since the table was pretty soft. To much tourney play makes me just want to jam AK all-in preflop, so I figured I would't make the pot too big and look to play post-flop.Don't think it's any wonder why I'm only just up at cash games lol.
 
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I always used to flat AK OOP but after a lot of HH's i've been told to never do it. And now I don't. Easy :)
 
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If it was a SnG I'd never flat AK from SB. Something about cash games just makes me play some hands like a complete drooler lol. I guess my thinking was disguised hand, villian likely to cb so I can check raise if A or K hits. and he can't really put my on TPTK from pre-flop play.
 
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Well it's kinda different to a SNG. In SNG's your usually a lot shallower so preflop equity edges should be realized by getting a good % of you stack in pre. However because you're deeper in cash games you raise to decrease the stack-to-pot ratio on the flop. This means stacking off if you hit an ace or king is a lot more easy/sensible. If you have a SPR of 15-20 it's not great stacking with TPTK. If your SPR is ~5 you should always stack off with TPTK.

Also it gives you the initiative. If you 3bet pre, a c-bet will usually take down the pot if you miss, especially at 2NL-10NL. Flatting doesn't give you this option.
 
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