Everything Has A Limit

OK: General consensus is for a pot raise, with one argument for a limp-reraise.


As it happens, the pot raise is right, but no-one spotted why (including me, when I was playing, which goes to show that you should always pay attention). My own line of thought that I was likely to get action for something slightly larger than a pot raise. I'm looking to double through here, and a "mere" pot raise is more likely to win me about 500.

So I raised it to 320. This was a mistake. As Sklansky might say, "can you see why?"

This went round to CO1, who promptly went all-in for 440. This got round to the small blind, who called. All others folded, and it came back to me.

Shit. I thought. If this was Prima, I know that I would be able to raise again. Are the rules the same on UB?

Unfortunately not. Because CO's raise was an underraise, I could only call.

Still, possibly no harm done. As long as an Ace doesn't come on the flop.

Pot size: 1410. I have 1120 in front of me.

The flop comes 986 two clubs.

Small blind bets 400.


What do I do?

A disappointing 19th out of 48 in last night Stan James tournament. Although I went out with KK vs AQ, the damage was done earlier. And once again my nemesis was AKs.

I've come to the conclusion that I have no idea how to play this hand, particularly in late position.

Scenario is thus. I have 4,600 (avge stack about the same) and the blinds are 75/150, about 25 of the original 48 players left.

UTG+1 (with a similar stack to me, perhaps slightly out-chipping me) raises to 300.

Question 1: How much do I bet here? I chose to raise to 800. Original raiser calls, making a pot of 1850.

Flop comes Q 7 2 with none of my suit. UTG+1 checks.

Question 2: Do I bet here? If I do, then how much? I chose to bet 1,050. This is about the standard size of my continuation bet these days -- around 55% to 60% of the pot. Opponent flat calls.

Turn is some rag kind of card (a nine, I think). UTG +1 checks.

Question 3: Do I bet here? If so, how much? There is 3950 in the pot. I have about 2800 left and opponent has just about the same.

I think that I will leave it there for the moment. Because I'd really like to know why I always seem to get into some kind of trouble with AKs. The only time that I don't is when I bash the whole lot in pre-flop, which is hardly a skill recommendation for NLHE.