[NL25]AK UTG against 3bet Stars - Micro Stakes Pot Limit and No Limit

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[NL25]AK UTG against 3bet Stars

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03-09-2019 , 01:47 PM

Toha

stranger

Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 13

No Limit Hold'em $0.10/$0.25
PokerStars
5 players
Formatted by pokercopilot.com: Poker HUD for Mac and Windows

Stacks:
UTG - Hero ($47.40)
CO - CO ($26.84)
BTN - BTN ($26.26)
SB - SB ($72.89)
BB - BB ($25.00)

Preflop: ($0.35, 5 players) Hero is UTG with K

Hero raises to $0.75, 1 fold, BTN raises to $2.75, 3 folds, Uncalled bet of $2.00 returned to BTN

Total Pot: $1.85

BTN wins $1.85

Hi not very specular this hand, but I have some doubts what is the best line to play here?
This Hand is against a Reg, (don't have a big sampling rate of his hand).
I don't really like the fold to the 3bet, but if I 4 bet and I face a 5 bet I have to fold, if I call and I hit a A or a K, I am also not in a very nice spot OOP, also often I don't hit anything and then what do I do, play C/R?

Would be nice to get some feedback how to play AK here OOP.

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03-10-2019 , 06:25 AM

xamlop

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,411

The 2 options are call and 4-bet, fold is incorrect whatever his range can be. If you 4-bet you have to call a 5-bet, 100bbs deep getting AK all-in pre is often standard. If V is a huge nit you can flat the 3-bet. You're getting 2 to 1 to flat and that's pretty much the odds to flop pair+ on the flop.

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03-10-2019 , 10:41 AM

shark6

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,308

We can't fold the 3rd best starting hand PF against a 3-bet.

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03-11-2019 , 01:13 PM

Toha

stranger

Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 13

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Originally Posted by xamlop

I agree, you are right like always. But I would not get it AI pre with 100 bb, I mean against some fish yes, but against a REG the best thing I will ever get is a coin flip.

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03-15-2019 , 01:02 PM

joe412

enthusiast

Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 64

Is it worth building an UTG limping range?

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03-15-2019 , 10:05 PM

Markulous

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,530

I guess flat if you think he's a nit with a really tight 4-bet range, but we have blockers and one of the best hands, I try to get as much money in pre with this hand as I can, especially when you're talking 100BBs or less.

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03-25-2019 , 07:50 PM

jimmyb23

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 236

No reason to fold here. Just flat and see what the flop brings. It's okay to lose AK after calling a 3B on the flop. If the flop gives you **** then it's an easy fold.

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03-26-2019 , 10:30 AM

HotChips

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 316

I would need a very good reason not to 4 bet GII pre..

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03-26-2019 , 03:10 PM

ionutd

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 13,624

you're literally throwing money away

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