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Another AK PreFlop Question

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  1. sourbluff sourbluff is offline

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    Mar 31st, 2009 (3/31/2009 10:36pm)

    Recently played this hand in local NL cash game. After hand was some suggestion that I should have folded preflop but I don't think was ever point where seemed right to do so. Thoughts and advice would be appreciated.

    Table is 9 handed, I have been on table for sometime and have played very few hands. However, I honestly think only one of players (button) involved in this hand pay enough attention to have noticed this.

    Button is loose aggressive and has pretty much snap called all of my open raises. However he plays well post flop and has given my c-bets respect.

    Small Blind is uber loose and makes some plays that just leave you shaking your head. He seems to marry top pair and often thinks he can buy his way out of pot regardless of other players action.

    Big Blind is fairly newer to table and so far seems to be pretty straight forward. A couple statements he has made give impression that he doesn't think much past his own hand and overvalues big cards.

    Blinds are $1/$3

    UTG folds
    UTG +1 calls $3
    MP folds
    Sourbluff ($475) AcKh raises to $15
    Cut Off ($39) calls
    Button (~$1400) calls
    Small Blind (~$1250) calls
    Big Blind ($579) raises to $55
    UTG + 1 folds
    UTG +2 folds
    Sourbluff calls $40
    Cut Off calls $24 and is all in
    Button calls $40
    Small Blinds raises to $100
    Big Blind calls $45
    Sourbluff calls $45
    Button calls $45 (after some posturing and cutting out big stack as if to shove)

    The initial raise by big blind is a bit concerning but at that point I am getting almost 3:1 on the $40 call. The reaise by small blind and for such small amount considering the pot really makes no sense. But as I said his play had been bit erratic every time I have played with him. If the big blind had repopped then the AK off becomes an easy fold (?). But the fact that he just smooth called screams TT - QQ and I am now getting 7.75:1 on the $45 call.

    Not that impacts the question, but here is how the hand played out. Horrible preflop play by both the blinds imo.

    Flop is Td9h4s

    Small Blind bets $100
    Big Blind raises to $479 and is all in
    Sourbluff folds
    Button folds

    At this point the small blind starts yapping and cuts out call. Then he stands up and yaps somemore. The big blind says "Just doing you favor letting know where you are at". After saying something to effect of "if I'm not good I'll get lucky" the small blind calls.

    Turn Qh River Qd for board of Td 9h 4s Qh Qd

    Small Blind KcTs

    Big Blind KdKs

    Cut Off 2c2d
  2. elusively elusively is offline

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    Mar 31st, 2009 (3/31/2009 11:17pm) in reply to sourbluff

    Holy fucking shit, I had to read this a couple times to make sure I understood it. The preflop action is crazy.

    What the fuck is the small blind doing repopping to $100 w/ K10o?

    What the fuck is the big blind thinking JUST CALLING the $100 and how does he not reship?

    I'd have played your hand exactly the same FWIW.
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