Playing AK (QQ) AIPF in Fullring; multiway complications and narrow 3bet/5bet ranges

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Playing AK (QQ) AIPF in Fullring; multiway complications and narrow 3bet/5bet ranges

[These hands were all played in my previous session]

I'm comfortable with how i construct my ranges and play my hand given one opponent however the addition of several players in the pot complicated matters. 

AKs facing 3bet and cold callers behind

The 3bettor's range is quite narrow, but the cold callers behind juice the pot. I know i am creating a lot of equity with the cold caller sin the pot but the 3bettor's range remains strong. Looking back at the hand i think i might of liked a call as AKs would play well on more flops than AKo. 

AKo facing BB squeeze

The opener folds to a 3bet reasonably often. Although i flat with a stronger range MP v EP the BB might not know this and view all the callers behind as weak. I don't like calling here inviting the players behind me to call and i would be sandwiched in between everyone with little idea of preflop ranges and postflop tendencies. My hand does well as a 4bet and i may get less credit. 

In both cases the small 5bet screams strength. Remember AK is behind a range of QQ+/AK and you need the padding in the pot to make it breakeven 40%/60%

It feels like i'm overplaying my hand but when i look at the preflop activity it seems reasonable. My biggest concern is when the villain makes their small committing 5bet. They luring me into the pot. 

I've been in similar spots holding QQ too. Their 5bet is KK+. How might the fullring games, the addition of 3 extra players, have me needing to find tighter folds preflop?

AKs easy gin versus 40bb stack again we see the small re-raise preflop


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