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12-29-2016 , 10:59 AM

I_Cant_Win

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Hero Utg straddles for 5 (200$ behind)
5 callers
BTN raises to 40
Hero has AK off

Button is Older white guy in his 40s or 50s
Seen him raise OOP with somewhat easily dominated hands KQcc from small blind when button raised vs 3 limpers with AKo

Thinking button has KQ, AK, AQ, 9's+
Will most likely fold to a jam without QQ+
Hero?

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12-29-2016 , 11:19 AM

Garick

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Why are you straddling in bad position when not deep? If it's a round of straddles, whatever, but generally I'm agin it.

AP, BTN has all sorts of crap in his range, as he could be just taking a stab at all the limpers and the $35 that was already in the pot with no one repping crap.

I'd re-raise here, as we are OOP and V might put us on a very wide range as well since we might be "defending our straddle" and thus be likely to call somewhat light. If he's only calling a shove with QQ+, though I'd probably make it an even hundred, and shove all flops.

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12-29-2016 , 11:29 AM

I_Cant_Win

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Mississippi straddle is not allowed only Utg can straddle.

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12-29-2016 , 11:29 AM

DeathCabForTootie

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Jam!

We're essentially 50bb effective vs a wide opener and all sorts of dead $$$ in the pot. We block AA/KK. We'll get an overlay even if we're up against a pair. We have fold equity.

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12-29-2016 , 05:48 PM

BackDoorFlush

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Shove.

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12-29-2016 , 07:50 PM

Keys Kid

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Originally Posted by DeathCabForTootie

Jam!

We're essentially 50bb effective vs a wide opener and all sorts of dead $$$ in the pot. We block AA/KK. We'll get an overlay even if we're up against a pair. We have fold equity.

I agree with shoving here because of OPs stack size and all of the dead money but what do you mean we get an overlay even if we are up against a pair?

Also regarding fold equity we don't know villinas stack size and it seems as if Villian is also pretty LAG which means fold equity is almost non existent.

Last edited by Keys Kid; 12-29-2016 at 08:00 PM. Reason: Typos.

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12-29-2016 , 08:05 PM

DeathCabForTootie

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Originally Posted by Keys Kid

Even if we are up vs KK with all the dead $ we aren't in bad shape. That's an overlay.

I assumed we are $200 eff, but we don't know for sure. All I know is we almost are never in bad shape and are ahead a lot.

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12-29-2016 , 08:09 PM

scelsi

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Make it 120 to go and ship any flop, nh

Shoving is terrible. All worse AX folds, only coinflips (not in your favor) and better calls.

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12-29-2016 , 09:08 PM

I_Cant_Win

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Hero jams
Folds around to button
He calls with AA

Maybe my range of hands he was doing this with was wrong, still I'd play it the same against him.

Seemed like he didn't want to play when he raised to 40 OTB but kinda just looks like he didn't want to see a flop with aces or wait for a person like me to overplay my AK. Discounted AA and KK due to having blockers and put him more likely to have decent pairs and dominated hands. Which is why I shoved.

Bad reasoning here? Assuming my hand ranges were not too far off?

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12-30-2016 , 12:54 AM

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browni3141

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Shoving is not overplaying your hand. If the assumptions in the OP are correct then shoving is $47 +EV. He is folding hands that have a lot of equity against you.

GII with AK pre-flop is almost never going to be bad 40BB deep except against the nittiest of nits.

Shoving is the clear play. A smaller raise can be considered but I don't see it being better against a tight opener when we want more FE.

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12-30-2016 , 12:56 AM

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wj94

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Raise to $105 and shove any flop

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