Poker Stars, $3 + $0.40 NL Hold'em Tournament, 10/20 Blinds, 9 Players
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BTN: 1,500
SB: 1,500
BB: 1,500
UTG: 1,500
UTG+1: 1,500
UTG+2: 1,500
MP1: 1,500
MP2: 1,500
Hero (CO): 1,500

Pre-Flop: (30) A[img]http://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/diamondnormal.gif[/img] K[img]http://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/clubnormal.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG calls 20, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls 20, MP1 calls 20, MP2 calls 20, Hero raises to 80, BTN calls 80, SB folds, BB calls 60, UTG folds, UTG+2 calls 60, 2 folds

Flop: (390) K[img]http://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/diamondnormal.gif[/img] 4[img]http://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/spadenormal.gif[/img] A[img]http://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/spadenormal.gif[/img] (4 Players)
BB bets 100, UTG+2 calls 100, Hero ???

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"99% of the players are cake suck at poker" Randy 4/15/08

Yes I probibly should have raised more preflop but like I said I play AKo like a wussy

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"99% of the players are cake suck at poker" Randy 4/15/08

Shove

deeeeefinitely raise more preflop. Shoving the flop seems too strong. Make it 500.

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(2:13:49 PM) Mirage: I had already decided to get it in while he was timing down though so his FE was nonexistant
(2:14:05 PM) Mirage: I mean wtf does he think I have there when I take that line pre and on the flop
(2:14:11 PM) Eric: {random}
(2:14:14 PM) Mirage: lol

Yeah like I said I've been playing AK like a pussy. I just can't seem to win the flips.

Obviously we're raising here. Funny two responces and they were the two things that I was deciding about, either around 500 or push all the way.

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"99% of the players are cake suck at poker" Randy 4/15/08

I would bet 400. Obviously concur with people above on preflop.

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reason I say shove, is 500 and shove do about the same thing, shove just looks weaker to me.

Also, if villains are not on the flush draw, a flush card might kill your action. If a flush card hits, it sucks to face a shove with half your stack in the middle.

The higher the buyin, the more I would not shove, and standard raise instead.

Curious what dvg says... I anticipate him saying standard raise so thats probably the best play :)

ok well I raised 500 and got two callers

turn was a two of spades, one check

now what?

Remember this is the very first hand.

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"99% of the players are cake suck at poker" Randy 4/15/08

Push the rewind button on your time machine and shove the flop?

You still have 920 chips... but only like a half pot sized bet left...

TBH I'm not really sure, sorry. I guess if I were in the hand and had to do SOMETHING, I would try to get to the river very cheaply to fill up. If unable to get to river cheap, fold. If nonspade river, checkcall.

This is a 3.4. You are not necessarily behind here. I think check-call any bet is best (as long as it's not something stupid like a minbet or something).

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(2:13:49 PM) Mirage: I had already decided to get it in while he was timing down though so his FE was nonexistant
(2:14:05 PM) Mirage: I mean wtf does he think I have there when I take that line pre and on the flop
(2:14:11 PM) Eric: {random}
(2:14:14 PM) Mirage: lol