This is a hand that has some psychology involved...so don't rake me over the play too much! 2/5 NL. Hero has $800 after a 4 hour session. Promised myself 1 more orbit and time to go. V1 has $500. V2 has just over $1k. OTTH:

Folds to V2 in LP who raises to $20. Hero on button AK calls $20. V1 (SB) raises to $115. BB Folds. V2 3-bets to $420.

I think its an easy fold here for my AK...but am wondering if I caused this play by not 3-betting myself when V2 raised to $20. Reason I am beating myself up over it is the flop comes all clubs, another club comes on turn and a diamond lands on the river. V1 turns over a flopped set of 8's and V2 turns over JJ, no clubs...so the whole pot would've been mine.

The psych element is how to tell when conditions like nursing a modest win (about $300 in my case) and the commitment to leave within a few hands can alter our game and cause bad results.

Thoughts?

no. I dont think folding AKs is too nitty for some live players, QQ even.

not too nitty

you should 3bet the first time but I might even consider folding to the first 3bet if he's a tight layer.

I've been through these dilemmas and found it's bet just to pick up when you decide it's time to instead of waiting for buttons. You're not going to play the same so why play at all

super standard 3bet OTB with AKs

As played fold.

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