$2 NLHE Full Ring: AK doesn't hit

poker stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - View hand 2593784
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MP1: $2.30
MP2: $1.57
CO: $2.00
BTN: $2.02
Hero (SB): $2.00
BB: $2.00
UTG: $2.58
UTG+1: $0.66

CO posts a big blind ($0.02)

Pre Flop: ($0.05) Hero is SB with A :diamond: K :club:
UTG calls $0.02, UTG+1 calls $0.02, 2 folds, CO raises to $0.08, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.26, BB calls $0.24, 2 folds, CO calls $0.18

Flop: ($0.82) 8 :club: 4 :club: 2 :club: (3 players)
Hero bets $0.39, BB folds, CO calls $0.39

Turn: ($1.60) Q :diamond: (2 players)
Hero bets $0.77, CO raises to $1.35 all in, Hero calls $0.58 all in

River: ($4.30) J :spade: (2 players - 2 are all in)

I thought since I had the flush draw equity c betting here would be profitable, even vs 2 opponents.
I double barrel because an over hit, and if he dosnt have a queen he will fold(I think).
I called because of odds.
Did I play it right?

Didn't have stats on villain2 ( the one who shoved) but I think villain 1 was kinda passive, with something like 40/20

If we are betting the turn which I like doing, we should be jamming it.

Don't mind your play at all , on the turn your bet is as equal to jamming so you played the hand well.

I would encourage betting more on the flop, close to like seventy percent. Your bet size is less than 50 percent cause we want to give impression that our hand is real strong and we are committed to the pot.

You may try a larger flop cbet size.

I like your pre flop raise.

I think we should be betting more at this flop, the reason being is that our pre flop 3-betting range has a lot of high pockets in it and those hands will be charging a lot against the draws on this flop, so we need to be betting more with our whole range. I'm betting like 65-70c.

I think if we want to continue we need to maximise our fold equity by jamming this turn. Jamming means that villain is getting worse odds to call us with the A high flush draw and ensures a fold from under pairs to the queen.

If we think that villain would call a shove with those hands anyway then sure betting smaller is better as it folds out all of villains air and maybe some of the J high flush draw combos that may be in there. We do beat that range but getting villain to fold their 6-out equity is better than giving them a free card I guess?

Can we bet less on this turn and fold to a raise? If we think villain will fold their air, flat their weaker flush draws and only jam the nut flush draw or Qx. Could we bet like 50c and fold to a raise?

Hand is complicated. Interesting play check raise on the flop.
The truth is that these are complicated hand, there are several lines to follow but while one is playing, can you got several open tables and little time to think.

good aggro play, but i'm not sure its best for these stakes. Reason being we should always have some fold equity a spot like this, and with no reads and being 2nl i'm not sure we have a ton.

I think i would fold the turn and just give up but i think jamming is OK

I struggle with AK oop myself especially in a 3bet pot and we miss the flop.....

I normally x/c flop and giveup turn... perhaps that's too soft?

Arran said:

I think i would fold the turn and just give up but i think jamming is OK

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If bet fold, the better idea is check fold.

I would rather make a pot size bet on the flop.

I believe he will fold with that size bet.

Everything looks fine. Make it a bit more preflop though to avoid 2 calls. 4x when OOP like this.