PokerStars - $2.28+$0.22|800/1600 NL (9 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

Villain: 34/22 over 32 hands

MP: 29,412.00
Hero (CO): 29,767.00
BTN: 19,782.00
SB: 21,183.00
BB: 14,286.00
UTG: 24,843.00

MP posts ante 150.00, Hero posts ante 150.00, BTN posts ante 150.00, SB posts ante 150.00, BB posts ante 150.00, UTG posts ante 150.00, SB posts SB 800.00, BB posts BB 1,600.00

Pre Flop: (3300.00) Hero has A K

fold, fold, Hero raises to 4,800.00, fold, SB calls 4,000.00, fold

Flop: (12100.00, 2 players) 9 2 6
SB checks, Hero bets 4,477.00, SB calls 4,477.00

Turn: (21054.00, 2 players) 3
SB bets 11,756.00 and is all-in,

Hero?

Don't like the 3x pre.
Don't like the small cbet on the flop. You are not going to get him to fold with that cbet if that is what u wanted. Rather c/f or c/c.
As played fold

i preffer shove here..doesnt look that strong...and its ok taking in consideration eff stacks...or try a min raise to induce...he did only called u becouse ure pref raise did lookd strong

Shove pre?

That is an alternative, although I do not like it unless u have history with sb and bb of calling your shoves light. if you shove they will call you tight I believe and you are putting yourself in an unnecessary flip.
I'd just raise 2.2 to 2.5 pre and play post

Flop Cbet 6.5k , Turn ALL-IN if he Check

As played pre (to large raise), the cbet is perfect. Make it less pre tho.

this is lol easy shove(pre) imo. if you want to play flop, raise less pre

^yeah u could

raisw pre 2.2 or 2,5 x. not 3 x

on the flop your bet looks so weak. bet 6 or 6.5 or 7. fold turn

I would generally shove pre, but here I felt that a 3x raise with the stack behind me would be enough to shut down the hand. Obviously made a big mistake.

So as an alternative to shoving, why are we raising 2.2 or 2.5 here, instead of 3x? Not totally clear on the logic.

Post flop, my c-bet sizing was poor? Not getting enough fold equity from that bet size? 50-60% pot size c-bet is better?

Thanks!

we raise 2,2 or 2.5 to entice our villain to shove,y would you want to shut down the hand with ak?ak isnt a hand to steal with,were praying that the sb will see our raise of 2,2 or 2,5 and ship it and we will fist pump to his shove.

i just think ur cbet looks weak and villain will call with 2nd pair/3rd pair/ draws due to the size of it. it just screams i have air

3x just looks to strong,anytime im playing in mtts and i see a random villain raising 3x i generally put him on a premium hand.dont get me wrong they dont always have a big hand but most of the time they will. with this 3x raise we have no chance of shoving on us

oh and im not against shove,just againts 3x

shove pre

Shove pre.

Generally in this spot minraise pre to induce. If bb is likely to flat then at most raise 2.2x.

Cbet 40% pot