Decison w/ AKo pre flop, not sure to fold, to call or to raise

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Decison w/ AKo pre flop, not sure to fold, to call or to raise

CO: $7.82
BN: $5.68
SB: $5
BB: $6.48 (Hero)
UTG: $10.43
HJ: $6.82
Preflop ($0.07) (6 Players)
Hero was dealt A K
UTG raises to $0.15, HJ calls $0.15, CO folds, BN folds, SB raises to $0.60, Hero folds, UTG calls $0.45, HJ calls $0.45
Flop ($1.87) 9 4 5 (3 Players)
SB bets $1.15, UTG folds, HJ folds

As you can see, I folded. 

As played, I see I could have called and we could have been playing a multiway pot. 

The most important factor for me was that UTG was 12/10, the SB was 20/16 but w/ a 3b of 18 (which is low sample size of something like 40 hands, but still seems to 3b alot). However, I don't think this raise from the 3b versus an UTG nit is a bluff, so it's strong. When I call, I can't really get it in when UTG 4-bets.. Plus, I am in an ugly spot postflop being in the middle of the two. That made me fold pre. 

Thoughts?

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Whipman 10 years, 9 months ago

Yeah, I'd fold as well. I don't even think that SB is nutted here all the time, he might be just trying to get in a HU situation with the caller. 40 hands is no sample to make a judgment about a players 3 bettign frequencies. I think the best case scenario for 4 betting is that UTG folds and you more or less flip vs SB. The worst case is UTG shoving and you having to make a more or less tight fold. So, 4 betting doesn't really strike me as a good play here. I'm not sure about calling... If UTG 4 bets, you'd have to fold. If he calls, MP is likely to overcall and you play a 4 way pot with a hand that doesn't play all too great in mw pots, simply because no one is going to pay you out on a K high board, for example. I don't know, I guess I'm a nit.

Numbers 10 years, 9 months ago

How does MP play ? if hes fishy i call. You right SB sddnt 3bet too much vs that tight utg player, if we call and utg shoves we have to fold.

Numbers 10 years, 9 months ago
Ok if you think MP also kinda nitty or unkown then think fold is fine. But if you think hes fishy, maybe you seen him limp or he only plays one table then i think calling is good. Or if SB has been really 3betting allot he might just dont know utg is such a nit or just dssnt care much so he has a wider range than you assume, so then ill call as well.

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