$25 NLHE 6-max: AKs OTB facing a 3 bet 213bb deep.

Lopos

Lopos

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Feb 18, 2008
Total posts
144
Chips
0
$25 NL HE 6-max: AKs OTB facing a 3 bet 213bb deep.

UTG raiser is a nit running 11/9, and the CO is a passive fish running 70/8 with a PFR of 5%. both samples over ~200 hands.

What is the optimal play here?
-Cold Call?
-4bet(Im against this but open to criticism). and if so how much? also, what can we expect to do vs a 5bet?
-possibly fold the AKs here and pick a better spot?

poker stars, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker

SB: $25.95 (103.8 bb)
BB: $49.45 (197.8 bb)
MP: $49.05 (196.2 bb)
CO: $57.20 (228.8 bb)
Hero (BTN): $53.30 (213.2 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with K
club.gif
A
club.gif

MP raises to $1, CO raises to $4.50
 
JimmyBrizzy

JimmyBrizzy

Visionary
Silver Level
Joined
Nov 14, 2007
Total posts
916
Awards
1
Chips
1
Just a few questions...

What do you think they see your image as?

I thought usually 11/9 or 70/8 meant the second number was PFR...where is the 5% from or what are the second numbers in your stats representing?

If the PFR are pretty low, and you got the guy UTG raising first I'm gonna say I don't 4-bet unless you're comfortable getting it all in preflop...is it wrong for me to assume that one of them will probably 5-bet? (I don't play these stakes or this deep). Edit: Just realized this is 6-max... so I think I'd be pretty happy trying to get it AIPF.

I know I didn't give you much of an answer, just trying to spur some discussion...
 
Lopos

Lopos

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Feb 18, 2008
Total posts
144
Chips
0
I thought usually 11/9 or 70/8 meant the second number was PFR...where is the 5% from or what are the second numbers in your stats representing?

Sorry about that, I didn't notice when I posted it.
The CO is running 70/8 with a 3bet of 5%.
 
c9h13no3

c9h13no3

Is drawing with AK
Silver Level
Joined
Jan 2, 2007
Total posts
8,819
Chips
0
4-betting is terrible, because we get 5-bet a ton, and we're never happy about getting it in 200bb's deep with AK.

So the question is just call vs. fold. And with position on a fish & tons of money behind, I'm certainly not folding a Sklansky group 1 hand.
 
SavagePenguin

SavagePenguin

Put the win in penguin
Bronze Level
Joined
Jul 10, 2007
Total posts
7,594
Awards
1
Chips
3
You're in terrible position, and up against what is either a hand that has you beat (any pair) or another A/K. (Ok, maaaybe A/Qs)
I fold, unless the "passive" player has a habit of 3-betting nits who open UTG.
Just let your $.25 go.
If you just call what do you do if UTG pops it up?
If you call and see a flop, an A or K will kill the action for their J/J or Q/Q hands (which is basically what you were are hoping they'd have). OR maybe an A hits the flop and two of you get it all-in because you both have A/K, in which case you lose $ to the rake.

Really, the power of A/K is getting people to fold pre-flop, and being able to get lucky and hit if they should call. But it doesn't look like anything you do is going to make the CO fold.
 
Last edited:
Top