How can I make this a winning play?

kingme620

kingme620

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A. Raising more?

B.
Calling?

C.
Am I right that I should call more with AKs?

D.
Am I raising here with with QQ or KK?

Stacks:
* BTN with $25.35
* SB with $19.90
* BB with $5.25
* UTG with $13.50
* MP1 with $19.05
* MP2 with $9.90
* CO with $10.00
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Blinds: $0.00/$0.00
Site: full tilt poker
* * Dealt to SB:K♣ A♠
* * Sklansky group 2
Preflop:
* * UTG raises to $0.45
* * MP1 calls [$0.45]
* * MP2 calls [$0.45]
* * CO calls [$0.35]
* * 1 players fold.
* * Hero raises to $3
* * 1 players fold.
* * UTG calls [$2.55]
* * MP1 calls [$2.55]
* * 1 players fold.
* * CO calls [$2.55]
* * Total folds this street: 3
* * Potsize: $12.45
Flop:
* * 2♣ A♦ 4♣
* * Hero bets [$8.60]
* * UTG raises to $10.50, and is all in
* * 1 players fold.
* * CO calls [$7] [ all-in ]
* * Hero calls [$1.90]


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BelgoSuisse

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I think you did just fine. If UTG has aces, it's just a cooler. If CO has 44 or 22, it's bad luck that UTG and MP1 gave him correct odds to make the call. Raising with AK for isolation is uber-standard. And when the pot on the flop is 60% of your remaining stack and you have TPTK, it's a crime not to play for stacks.

The only caveat would be if UTG has ultra taggy stats, which would make AK an underdog to his range.
 
PopeNegro

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Wouldn't play it any differently, i'd be really concerned that they both called my raise. I'd felt that everytime on that flop. With no 4bet and the second person behind him calling, i'd think someone else has AQ/AK or some sort as well or AA, with AQ-AK being more likely, and the other guy probably had TT-JJ.
 
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I think that you did the right thing. The chances your opponents have exactly AA or 22 or 44 are really low (~1.5% if my calculation is correct). (AA would have gone all in on you preflop in my opinion). It is more likely one has high pair (JJ/QQ) and one has flush draw ->in BOTH cases you are ahead. So I think that if I were you I would have called this one.
 
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