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Final Table, AKo on btn facing utg min-raise. Someone else only has 4bbs
4-handed on a Bounty Hunter final table with 12BB. You pick up AK on the button and there's a raiser in front of you.
This is an automatic all-in, as I see it. The dead money represents about 30% of your stack, so taking the pot down here and now is a huge boost, AK isn't a massive hand when we miss the flop, you can easily be called by worse and you would (probably) shove here with worse. We're not deep enough to be doing anything fancy, I think, so it's just got to be an all-in.
As it is, when you miss the flop and it's checked to you I would shove. The other two might have pairs but more likely don't and the pot is now huge. You still can be called by worse on this board, though we really just want to take it down.
On the turn, if you're calling this bet you need to be willing to call on the river. It's far too big a proportion of your stack to call if you're planning to fold on a fairly blank river.
I don't even like analysing anything after the pre-flop action because it's such a sticky situation to be in. Just shove pre-flop.
This is an automatic all-in, as I see it. The dead money represents about 30% of your stack, so taking the pot down here and now is a huge boost, AK isn't a massive hand when we miss the flop, you can easily be called by worse and you would (probably) shove here with worse. We're not deep enough to be doing anything fancy, I think, so it's just got to be an all-in.
As it is, when you miss the flop and it's checked to you I would shove. The other two might have pairs but more likely don't and the pot is now huge. You still can be called by worse on this board, though we really just want to take it down.
On the turn, if you're calling this bet you need to be willing to call on the river. It's far too big a proportion of your stack to call if you're planning to fold on a fairly blank river.
I don't even like analysing anything after the pre-flop action because it's such a sticky situation to be in. Just shove pre-flop.
Comments
This is usually an automatic shove, but given the short stack and how often the two bigger stacks were calling, I was unsure what to do in this spot. Thoughts on pre-flop and all streets please.
Reads:
Villian 1 - Only has 4bbs
Villian 2 - Has check/called top pair down and lead out top pair overs etc previously, but has also been caught out with air HU situations.
Villian 3 - Quite tight
Villian 1
Small blind 2500.002500.0022154.00Villian 2
Big blind 5000.007500.00170713.00 Your hole cardsAK Villian 3
Raise 10000.0017500.00114316.00DoubleAAACall 10000.0027500.0051317.00Villian 1
Fold Villian 2
Call 5000.0032500.00165713.00Flop 722 Villian 2
Check Villian 3
Check DoubleAAACheck Turn 2 Villian 2
Bet 15000.0047500.00150713.00Villian 3
Fold DoubleAAACall 15000.0062500.0036317.00River 5 Villian 2
Bet 40000.00102500.00110713.00
However, in this situation I think the short stack might make it even more of a shove: The short-stack is the only bounty we can win and is liable to call off his remaining stack with weaker holdings. Depending on the player, they could call with any Ace, though AT+ would be more realistic. The fact that there is the short-stack and this is a bounty hunter also means that the raiser's opening range will be that bit wider, as they could be looking to take that bounty. If these min-raises have been getting through alot, which the 4BB stack seems to indicate, then that opening range is wider still. This all increases our own fold equity...
I agree I mis-played my hand pre-flop and was in a 'shall I, shant I' state of mind and opted for the flat call. I just got stumped because of the short stack. Difference in 3rd-4th payout was £10 (which I didnt realise at the time)
) If you don't smile when you see AK on a FT then maybe you need to examine your play -
Don't smile live though, it may give away your hand.
Sometimes when someone shoves and I see AK - I just laugh )
But it's no so funny when the A8 hits the bloddy 8
but that's poker right !
What Im wanting to know now, is your advice post-flop, flop, turn and river?
So once you've called pre, I think you've lost most of the strength you had with it and would probably be looking to check/fold at the first opportunity as people are so short and with the pot size already are gonna be tempted to call with any PP and any card they've hit on the board, even more so when it's a BH. So you have probably have very little FE on any street and are fairly unlikely to be ahead.
As you know, the mistake was calling pre, don't compound the mistake by making further mistakes post-flop and not letting go of it.
So I elected to call as I was still reasonably sure I had the best hand but was somewhat weary and now hoping for a check on the river (stupid thinking), then when the river came a brick, he shoves, I suddenly levelled myself and thought well he's seen me calling him down, so he has to give me credit for something so therefore he must have the 7 or even the deuce and put me on the 7. Was now unsure if I call or fold...
Basically I totally misplayed this hand preflop, felt my flop play was okay, but should of shoved the turn, as I had called the turn I therefore have to call the river.
Question is, what are we putting villian on and what does he put us on?
Im asking about postflop play now, what do we do on flop, turn and especially the river?