Just a little background on the game. It's a 2-5 NL game in NYC with a ton of action. Most players sitting at the table with at least 1.5-2 buy ins.

There is a fairly aggro player (from the few orbits he's been at the table) to my direct right who I've three bet a few times and been pushed off of my hands postflop. In this hand, stack sizes to start are hero $775, villain $725, so effective stacks are about 155 BB's.

UTG+1 limps and action is folded to the villain in EP who makes it 40 to go. Villain's bet sizing for opening pots has ranged from $25-$40, so this is nothing out of the ordinary for him. I look down at AKo and make it $135 to go. I think this is good sizing because imo we are too deep for him to shove on me, and I am hoping to induce a light 4b and get it in since this is the third time or so I have 3b him. He goes ahead after a minute or so of thinking and shoves for another $592.

I'd love to hear how this hand could have better been played preflop, and as played, am I ever calling off here or is this a fold. I think his range here is 99-QQ maybe KK sometimes and then any AKs, AKo and possibly some combinations of AQs.

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I agree that you have to 3bet so that others don't come along IP.

Its odd to get shoved on for so many BBs here, kinda scary but I think you have to call. Its entirely possible that your plan worked and he has AQ or something even worse. Plus you have blockers..... right....?

What do you think about him taking some time before shoving?

IMO PF play is fine. I don't think he's shoving that much with Aces and with the amount of time you've 3bet him to this point I would call this. I'd put him on JJ's or AQ's, and maybe some of the time KK's.

I'd even size your 3b a little smaller, maybe like $115-120. As played, shrug and call it off.

I'd be curious about the timing...how long did you take to 3bet.

If you instant 3bet I think he knows you have AK maybe AQ and his hand stinks of 10's and JJ's.

On the other hand there is not a lot of room to 4bet so maybe he couldn't think of anything to do with AA or KK.

I agree with above...shrug call it off.

I probably took anywhere from 30-45 secs to 3b, pretty standard time I take for most of my decisions. He ended up having tens. Do you think if I 3b smaller to 100 it makes stack sizes a lot more awkward for him to shove here?

Don't post results so soon. Sounds like our plan has worked out and we induced a light shove. Time to call it off and hope for the best.

Pokerstove is your friend. This is really just a math problem on the surface.

In this case, you are slightly better off calling than folding. And by slightly, it is a 1%-3% edge towards calling.

The other issue is tilt. And it isn't just about losing either. Lots of people build up a big stacks then start playing a lot looser by splashing around in pots they have no business being in because, "it isn't their money." Your edge in calling is about a single call of a raise pf. If you're going to start calling more raises when it isn't justified, you'd be better off folding this hand. Then you need to consider how losing will affect your play. If you're going to tilt after losing this flip where you're an underdog anyway, it isn't worth calling.

Easy call, nh

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