Interesting spot with AK, flop nut flush draw.

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Interesting spot with AK, flop nut flush draw.

Blinds: $0.10/$0.25 (9 Players) BB: $27.21 (Hero)
UTG: $25.00
UTG+1: $34.32
MP: $29.52
MP+1: $25.00
MP+2: $12.82
CO: $16.64
BN: $28.66
SB: $20.44
Preflop ($0.35) Hero is BB with A K
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $0.75, MP raises to $2.00, MP+1 calls $2.00, MP+2 folds, CO calls $2.00, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.75, UTG+1 calls $1.25
Flop ($10.10) 9 2 8
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP checks, MP+1 bets $7.04, CO calls $7.04, Hero raises to $25.21 and is all in, UTG+1 folds, MP folds, MP+1 folds, CO calls $7.60 and is all in
Turn ($56.99) 9 2 8 3
River ($56.99) 9 2 8 3 J
Final Pot BB wins and shows a flush, Ace high.
CO lost and shows three of a kind, Jacks.
BB wins $44.42
Rake is $2.00
Interested to hear thoughts on this hand, how would you guys have played this in such a large/multiway pot? Spots like these do not come about to frequently. Should I have raised preflop?

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WM2K 8 years, 3 months ago

Id definitely be cold 4 betting preflop. Lots of possible dead $$ in the pot already so lots of incentive to try to scoop it all immediately and our hand plays poorly multiway OOP. That being said probably difficult for calling to be -ev.

As played your going to be committed probably on the turn regardless but maybe we can improve by folding on a pairing turn? Idk hard for anything to be a mistake other then folding with a nut draw in a huge pot. Wont sweat it as pretty much guaranteed theres more important issues to be dealing with in your game.

Tyler Forrester 8 years, 3 months ago

Generally I would advocate a cold 4-bet. However, its an UTG+1 and MP 3-bet both players ranges should be very narrow, (8%, 3%) . Against these narrow of ranges, 4-betting is going to be negative EV play.
I would fold in this spot, because its likely that I am behind both mp and mp1s ranges and I have reverse implied odds when I flop top pair in the pot.

On the flop, the play is good we generally have 40%+ equity and will get a decent fraction of folds, even though we don't need any folds to make this play profitable.

chiefgoat120 8 years, 3 months ago

Thanks, the reasons you stated are exactly why I did not want to put in a 4 bet. Folding pre flop does make sense too, had it been AK suited would you still be folding this preflop?

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