NL25 AKs

Posted 8 years ago

I'm not 4betting AK from UTG in my current ranges vs unknown but the 2 callers make this a bit unusual . Anyone see it differently as with that much dead money he could be raising wider?

As played I'm snap folding flop.

PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: $4.88 (VPIP: 46.67, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 15)
SB: $43.05 (VPIP: 23.81, PFR: 19.05, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 85)
BB: $26.12 (VPIP: 27.27, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
Hero (UTG): $25.00
MP: $20.37 (VPIP: 60.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
CO: $35.20 (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 18.75, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 16)

SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has As Ks
Hero raises to $0.85, fold, CO calls $0.85, fold, SB calls $0.75, BB raises to $2.75, Hero calls $1.90, fold, SB calls $1.90

Flop : ($9.10, 3 players) 5h Qc 5d
SB checks, BB bets $4.25, ?
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Posted 8 years ago
I think a 4 bet is good here. It's always tight on EV if you have limited fold equity against a villain that only stacks QQ+ AK, but the extra 6.5bb in the pot compared to a straight up 3 bet will help a lot.

The most worrying thing to meis that villain has squeezed two players so it's likely that his number of bluffs has dropped a fair bit imo, you're also UTG. I know you think the more dead money in the pot can entice wider squeezes but I would say that at micro stakes on the whole people will do it less as they expect fewer folds.

As played, which will still be fine, do you not feel that you're folding too much if you're folding on a board as dry as this?
Posted 8 years ago
Calling is fine. People don't squeeze light against 3-guys typically. So it's just not worth investing the extra money here with a 4bet. If we did 4bet it would generally be a 4bet/fold at these stakes.