A few AKo hands needing to be analysed

[thejesusfish]

I have a few hands i want some advice on. All are AKo hands which im usually unsure on - if i miss the flop i will cbet and fold to any shoves, but im not sure if this is always the right play. Im still getting started so this is only 2nl microstakes.


1) No reads - just sat down to the table. I maybe should have reraised more seeing as the guy had only min raised. I called the villians re-reraise with the intention of only stacking off if i caught an A or K. Luckily he was a shortie so i didnt lose much, but should i have played this any differently?

Full Tilt Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (5 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($4.82)
Hero (MP) ($2)
Button ($0.41)
SB ($0.80)
BB ($1.62)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K, A
UTG bets $0.04, Hero raises to $0.10, 1 fold, SB raises to $0.36, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.26

Flop: ($0.78) Q, 7, A (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.32, SB raises to $0.44 (All-In), Hero calls $0.12

Turn: ($1.66) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($1.66) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $1.66 | Rake: $0.11


2) Heres another AK hand, I thought i played it pretty well and got quite a good feeling at the end of it Usually i wouldnt play it so aggressive but i thought i'd try it out. On the turn after i was check-called by the villain i thought he may be slowplaying a set. Should i have fired a second barrel on the turn?


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP3 ($1.29)
CO ($1.17)
Button ($1.95)
SB ($5.39)
BB ($4.26)
UTG ($5.79)
UTG+1 ($7.12)
MP1 ($1.29)
Hero (MP2) ($1.93)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, K
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.02, Hero bets $0.08, 3 folds, SB calls $0.07, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.28) 4, 7, 6 (3 players)
SB checks, MP1 bets $0.06, Hero raises to $0.20, SB calls $0.20, 1 fold

Turn: ($0.74) 4 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($0.74) 10 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.30, 1 fold

Total pot: $0.74 | Rake: $0.05


3)In this one the villain had just joined the table so didnt really know much about him. As normal i raised PF and then Cbet when he checked. What should i do whenever someone check-shoves like this? Does it always mean great cards?

He was short stacked so i guess i could have called, but the only thing i thought i would be shoving with is a set, or maybe big overpairs.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (Button) ($2.31)
SB ($2.06)
BB ($1.74)
UTG ($0.74)
MP1 ($6.06)
MP2 ($0.87)
CO ($0.87)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, K
UTG calls $0.02, 3 folds, Hero bets $0.08, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.19) 6, 3, 5 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.14, UTG raises to $0.66 (All-In), Hero folds

Total pot: $0.47 | Rake: $0.03

4) This last hand seemed really strange and to be honest it seemed like a bluff. Should i only cbet when im heads up? or does it work just as well against 2 or 3 players?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($0.40)
Button ($1.95)
SB ($0.90)
Hero (BB) ($1.30)
UTG ($1.43)
UTG+1 ($0.85)
MP1 ($1.02)
MP2 ($3.05)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, A
2 folds, MP1 bets $0.04, 3 folds, SB calls $0.03, Hero raises to $0.10, MP1 calls $0.06, SB calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.30) 8, 8, 9 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.10, 1 fold, SB raises to $0.20, Hero calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.70) 8 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($0.70) 5 (2 players)
SB bets $0.30, Hero folds

Total pot: $0.70 | Rake: $0.04

[Hawk]

1. First raise is a little small, but not far off. After being raised, go ahead and get it in PF. Calling with the intention of folding when you miss the flop here is pretty bad.

2. I raise that flop often too, but think that calling might be better. At least by raising you make it more unlikely that he continues bluffing if thats what he's doing. Check behind river though because you aren't likely to fold out most pairs and you aren't going to get called by air.

3. nh

4. Before the hand, reload. FTP has an auto-topoff feature. Use it. PF raise is small, I'd make this .16. This is different than hand 1 in that you are OOP. On the flop, this isn't an ideal spot to cbet. You are in the middle of a multiway pot and callers will have connected with this flop enough to continue fairly often. If you are going to cbet, 1/3 pot is not going to convince anyone to fold. You should bet at least 1/2 pot, but probably not much more, .15-20. As played I'm not really sure what to do about the minraise, but I find a call there (maybe too) often. Good fold on river.