50NL 6-max: AK in 4-bet pot.

Stacks:
* BB with $43.15
* UTG with $25.60
* MP with $54.50
* CO with $69.95
* BTN with $102.25
* SB with $63.30




Blinds: $0.00/$0.00
Site: pokerstars
* * Dealt to SB:K♦ A♣
* * Sklansky group 2
Preflop:
* * 1 players fold.
* * MP raises $1.50 to $2
* * CO raises $3.50 to $5.50
* * 1 players fold.
* * Hero raises $12.50 to $18
* * 2 players fold.
* * CO calls [$12.50]
* * Total folds this street: 4
* * Potsize: $38.5
Flop:
* * 7♣ J♠ 9♦
* * Hero ...


Villain is 30/12/1 over 115 hands, I don't remember what I was at..Probably somewhere around 18/15.

Is there anything wrong with my raise preflop? I kind of wanted to shove but that would've been over doing it a little I think, flatting crossed my mind but I decided against it. Anyway, should I really ever be c-betting here or should I just let it go?
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Just shove pre. You have no desire to be OOP with a hand that doesn't flop all that well.

I might c-bet against a 30/12 fishier player. But generally, I'd be letting this go if they're a competent player. I can't see any hand with a pair folding.

you wanna shove $63 over a raise to $5.50?

if anything i'd advise to 4bet to a little smaller than you did, so you can do the same with occasional bluffs. when you get flatted and miss with AK it's pretty standard to just give it up unless their range is way too wide, because you're not folding out much you beat. i'd c/f it like it's hot

combuboom said:

you wanna shove $63 over a raise to $5.50

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Whenever I 4-bet preflop, I shove. I suppose we're starting to get a little deep for that tho, and that might be a leak in my game.

As far as 4-bet size, the pot is $8 when action is on us, and if we raise, a pot-sized raise would be to 19$. I suppose we could get away with raising to $15-$17 or so, but I just hate the idea of giving a fishy-ish villain better than 2:1 to call and see a flop in position.

You wouldn't happen to have any 3-bet stats would you?

i mean, if i was actually going to 4bet bluff here (and i actually wouldn't, but we want villain to think there's a possibility of that) i'd probably make it like $16ish and fold to a shove. but since it's an isolated case and he can't read our soul and meta is really not that important here, $18/call is prob fine, i'm just thinking conceptually