$5.50 NL HE MTT: AKs in BB - first hand

[mariussica88]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Buy-in

5.50

Game Options

1. Bounty

Currency

$

This is the $5.50 Bounty Hunters Deepstack Turbo - the starting stack is 50 000 chips ( 500 BB ) and the min bounty is $1.25. This is the first hand of the tournament, so no info on the players.

How would you play this hand?


GGPoker, Hold'em No Limit - 50/100 (12 ante) - 8 players


UTG: 50,000 (500 bb)
UTG+1: 50,000 (500 bb)
MP: 50,000 (500 bb)
MP+1: 50,000 (500 bb)
CO: 50,000 (500 bb)
BU: 50,000 (500 bb)
SB: 50,000 (500 bb)
BB (Hero): 50,000 (500 bb)

Pre-Flop: (246) Hero is BB with A♣ K♣
4 players fold, CO raises to 200, 1 fold, SB 3-bets to 498, Hero 4-bets to 2,055, 1 fold, SB calls 1,557

Flop: (4,406) 3♣ T♣ 8♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets 1,366, SB raises to 4,935, Hero ?

 

[primrose]

Preflop: good sizing! Put those chips in!

Flop: you should cbet, and this is also not a bad sizing.

Raise: I think you should just call here, not 3bet. SB 3bet small, flatted a 4bet, and then check-raised a T high board; this looks like an overpair. I don't they're likely to fold to a 3bet.

 

[Geo90]

I would just call here, he might have a lot of 10X J10 Q10 Q10 K10 A10, or maybe 1010 88, I would call because of the suit draw, if it comes K or A you might be at a disadvantage, that's my opinion

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop: good sizing! Put those chips in!

Agree.

Flop: you should cbet, and this is also not a bad sizing.

Agree.

Raise: I think you should just call here, not 3bet. SB 3bet small, flatted a 4bet, and then check-raised a T high board; this looks like an overpair. I don't they're likely to fold to a 3bet.

Definitely just call. Maybe this is occationally a worse draw but far more often its an overpair or even a set. We block a lot of the draws, when we have it ourselves, and more so with AKs than say A5s, where at least he could have KQs or KJs. 3-betting would set the opponent up to 4-bet jam, and we absolutely do not want to pile in 500BB with just a draw. Most of the time we will be against a set, and then we only have 25,6% equity.

 

[eetenor]

This is the $5.50 Bounty Hunters Deepstack Turbo - the starting stack is 50 000 chips ( 500 BB ) and the min bounty is $1.25. This is the first hand of the tournament, so no info on the players.

How would you play this hand?


GGPoker, Hold'em No Limit - 50/100 (12 ante) - 8 players


UTG: 50,000 (500 bb)
UTG+1: 50,000 (500 bb)
MP: 50,000 (500 bb)
MP+1: 50,000 (500 bb)
CO: 50,000 (500 bb)
BU: 50,000 (500 bb)
SB: 50,000 (500 bb)
BB (Hero): 50,000 (500 bb)

Pre-Flop: (246) Hero is BB with A♣ K♣
4 players fold, CO raises to 200, 1 fold, SB 3-bets to 498, Hero 4-bets to 2,055, 1 fold, SB calls 1,557

Flop: (4,406) 3♣ T♣ 8♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets 1,366, SB raises to 4,935, Hero ?

When we study we want to have a strategy for study. We want to dive deeply into a hand.

In this hand what is our equity vs AAdh? Take the time to look at cardschat odds calc.

What is the immediate equity we are getting right now? Add the pot 4406 +4935 + 1366 + 3679( your call) = ? divide that into 3679--what equity are we getting right now?
Can the V have hands other than AA what is the equity vs all those hands --Use Equilab- it is free- to find the equity vs range.
Can we eliminate AA KK AK from that range based on actions? If no why? If yes why?
Do we have implied odds if we hit our hand on turn? Do we have to make a flush to win?
Will our V make us fold turn with a huge bet?

That is how you study this spot.

Good luck

 

[Andyreas]

As others have said, well played pre-flop and also good c-bet on the flop.

Also agree on just calling here. Due to his 3-bet pre, SB probably has a good hand. Due to his tiny 3-bet, it might often be AA or KK but we block some combos of AA obviously.

If the turn is not a chub, A or K and he donks again (quite likely), I would evaluate on the bet size.