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Originally Posted by Mr Rick
I will preface this by saying I don't typically play in high end events (although I have played and bombed twice in the WSOP main).
Pre flop I have no issue with your strategy. Personally though, I often just call vs UTG opens with AK.
Your flop bet puts you in an awkward spot. It should succeed in getting most draws to fold. Maybe only double draws would still call. But otherwise, who is calling? KQs/AJ maybe but then for only that one bet. It looks like you are trying to get it all in. I think you are actually going to get people to play fairly perfectly against you.
On the turn you are betting over half your stack. This is basically pot committing. And because it is a little more than a third of the pot it, prices in some double draws.
If we're going to bet 55k on the flop I would just be shoving my remaining 100k on the turn (into a 170k pot). I'm not saying this is wrong (I have done this on occasion). I just don't see any other option. Unless you think if you check back the turn villain might bluff all in on the river... Which is fine but won't change the outcome of this hand anyway as villain is likely to shove river and because you under-repped your hand, its a call.
My line on this hand would probably be to bet about 30k on the flop. And if I bet the turn (which I would do more than half the time), I would make it about 50k. If I checked back the turn, I would call on the river and if I bet the turn I would most likely check back the river. You are likely to get called only by better at that point. The worst hand you should have is AK.
Absolute perfect response.
On my drive home that's how I said it to myself,
I was exactly trying to go all in on river,
What is he calling turn bet with after I nearly pot size on the flop?
I didn't really think to much in that spot I was more inclined for him to just call so I could jam the river so thanks for your reply. Means a lot!
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