Thursday, March 25, 2010
6:58 PM | 
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dNA |
Played a couple $6.50 90-man KOs on FTP tonight and had a decent run going in one of them until some donkey ass douchebag decided AK was to good to fold when I fired a pot sized bet with 2 pair on the flop and he had no draws. So many people play AK so poorly, it pisses me off.
Most people fall in love with AK PF because they know that they can rarely be much worse than 50% to win the hand if they get all of their money in heads up. While this is true, the reverse is also true: Rarely will you be much better than 50% to win an all-in showdown. So why is AK considered such a great starting hand? Folding equity!!! You can increase your pot equity to well over 50% by getting your opponents to fold in situations where they shouldn't. AK is not a strong hand if you don't hit on the flop, in the end all you have is Ace high.
Here are three keys to getting the most out of A-K pre-flop:
-Raise enough when you have AK to give your opponents a chance to fold
-Don't raise so much that the only hands that are willing to call you are the hands that have you dominated (AA KK)
-Jam with AK, but don't call all-in with it unless your M is improper
Take example this hand:
Full Tilt, $6.50 Buy-in (120/240 blinds, 25 ante) NL Hold'em Sit'N'Go, 8 Players
UTG+2: 3,515 (14.6 bb)
MP1: 6,382 (26.6 bb)
MP2: 10,940 (45.6 bb)
MP3: 2,235 (9.3 bb)
CO: 21,947 (91.4 bb)
BTN: 3,070 (12.8 bb)
Hero (SB): 14,426 (60.1 bb)
BB: 10,260 (42.8 bb)
Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 5c 4c
2 folds, MP2 raises to 720, MP3 folds, CO calls 720, BTN folds, Hero calls 600, BB folds
Flop: (2,600) 3c 5d 4s (3 players)
Hero bets 2,600, MP2 calls 2,600, CO calls 2,600
Turn: (10,400) Kc (3 players)
Hero bets 11,081 and is all-in, MP2 folds, CO calls 11,081
River: (32,562) As (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Results: 32,562 pot
Hero showed 5c 4c (two pairs, Fives and Fours) and lost (-14,426 net)
CO showed Ac Kd (two pairs, Aces and Kings) and won 32,562 (18,136 net)
Flatting from CO actually makes me want to call here from the SB with 45s. Prolly not the greatest of calls from me here but CO could have taken this pot down with his AK however got himself into a world of hurt! When I pot-size bet the flop, CO needs to realize that his/her AK is no good there 95% of the time. Chances are I flopped a set, straight or a sneaky 2 pair :D
I do realize I should be nowhere in this hand most of the time however how can people donk off 12% of the chips with Ace high? No clue I guess, just needed to rant and rave a little about peoples failings in playing AK!
Thx to Rafe Furst as I used some of his AK notes
Most people fall in love with AK PF because they know that they can rarely be much worse than 50% to win the hand if they get all of their money in heads up. While this is true, the reverse is also true: Rarely will you be much better than 50% to win an all-in showdown. So why is AK considered such a great starting hand? Folding equity!!! You can increase your pot equity to well over 50% by getting your opponents to fold in situations where they shouldn't. AK is not a strong hand if you don't hit on the flop, in the end all you have is Ace high.
Here are three keys to getting the most out of A-K pre-flop:
-Raise enough when you have AK to give your opponents a chance to fold
-Don't raise so much that the only hands that are willing to call you are the hands that have you dominated (AA KK)
-Jam with AK, but don't call all-in with it unless your M is improper
Take example this hand:
Full Tilt, $6.50 Buy-in (120/240 blinds, 25 ante) NL Hold'em Sit'N'Go, 8 Players
UTG+2: 3,515 (14.6 bb)
MP1: 6,382 (26.6 bb)
MP2: 10,940 (45.6 bb)
MP3: 2,235 (9.3 bb)
CO: 21,947 (91.4 bb)
BTN: 3,070 (12.8 bb)
Hero (SB): 14,426 (60.1 bb)
BB: 10,260 (42.8 bb)
Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 5c 4c
2 folds, MP2 raises to 720, MP3 folds, CO calls 720, BTN folds, Hero calls 600, BB folds
Flop: (2,600) 3c 5d 4s (3 players)
Hero bets 2,600, MP2 calls 2,600, CO calls 2,600
Turn: (10,400) Kc (3 players)
Hero bets 11,081 and is all-in, MP2 folds, CO calls 11,081
River: (32,562) As (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Results: 32,562 pot
Hero showed 5c 4c (two pairs, Fives and Fours) and lost (-14,426 net)
CO showed Ac Kd (two pairs, Aces and Kings) and won 32,562 (18,136 net)
Flatting from CO actually makes me want to call here from the SB with 45s. Prolly not the greatest of calls from me here but CO could have taken this pot down with his AK however got himself into a world of hurt! When I pot-size bet the flop, CO needs to realize that his/her AK is no good there 95% of the time. Chances are I flopped a set, straight or a sneaky 2 pair :D
I do realize I should be nowhere in this hand most of the time however how can people donk off 12% of the chips with Ace high? No clue I guess, just needed to rant and rave a little about peoples failings in playing AK!
Thx to Rafe Furst as I used some of his AK notes
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