AK early in mtts

razorkev

some ask me how to play ak in early stages,personally i think in early stages of torns i like to limp in as its only a drwaing hand. if it flops a 8 k you will get paid big but if u dont hit it costs minimal.. ob later stages its a raise or all in but not a hand to go out of mtts early

jimbo31

I PERSONALLY LIKE TO RAISE WITH AK BOUT 4XBB,, DEPENDING ON POSITION OF COURSE, IN EARLY STAGES PEOPLE PLAY ULTRA TIGHT OR ULTRA AGRESSIVE I FIND AND ID LIKE TO THIN THE FIELD A BIT....IF I GET ONE CALLER THAT GOOD ENOUGH AND IF I MISS ILL FOLLOW WIV A C-BET... NOW IF VILLAIN CALLS I KNOW IM IN A SPOT OF BOTHER SO ILL PROB PASS TO A BET... BUT IF I HIT IM PROB AHEAD AND CAN MAXIMISE VALUE... ID BET THE 3/4 POT(OBVIOUSLY DEPENDING ON THE TEXTURE OF THE BOARD) TO SEE WHERE I AM... REALLY AL DEPENDS ON THE OTHER PLAYERS... TO BE HONEST KEV... I LIKE TO TRY AND BUILD A STACK QUITE QUICKLY IN MTTS THEN PLAY A LITTTLE TRAPPY A BIT LATER...AND 4 X BB SAY 120 CHIPS WONT DAMAGE ME BUT IF I GET ACTION THEN IM OFF TO A GOOD START;-) CHEERS PAL...

razorkev

In Response to Re: AK early in mtts:

I PERSONALLY LIKE TO RAISE WITH AK BOUT 4XBB,, DEPENDING ON POSITION OF COURSE, IN EARLY STAGES PEOPLE PLAY ULTRA TIGHT OR ULTRA AGRESSIVE I FIND AND ID LIKE TO THIN THE FIELD A BIT....IF I GET ONE CALLER THAT GOOD ENOUGH AND IF I MISS ILL FOLLOW WIV A C-BET... NOW IF VILLAIN CALLS I KNOW IM IN A SPOT OF BOTHER SO ILL PROB PASS TO A BET... BUT IF I HIT IM PROB AHEAD AND CAN MAXIMISE VALUE... ID BET THE 3/4 POT(OBVIOUSLY DEPENDING ON THE TEXTURE OF THE BOARD) TO SEE WHERE I AM... REALLY AL DEPENDS ON THE OTHER PLAYERS... TO BE HONEST KEV... I LIKE TO TRY AND BUILD A STACK QUITE QUICKLY IN MTTS THEN PLAY A LITTTLE TRAPPY A BIT LATER...AND 4 X BB SAY 120 CHIPS WONT DAMAGE ME BUT IF I GET ACTION THEN IM OFF TO A GOOD START;-) CHEERS PAL...
Posted by jimbo31

thx for the reply..tbh i hate ak ive got a bad win to lose ratio on that hand...

YoungUn

I think in the big field tournaments like The Open and The Bounty Hunters I'm always raising with AK because there are plenty of bad players that will be capable of calling pre with a rag ace and then donating all their chips when an ace flops.

When i'm against some good players though i'll be willing to mix the play up a little because they're less likely to call a raise with a weaker ace pre and still stack off if an ace flops.