treading softly with AKs
1/3 NLHE 9 handed
I'm playing 'to have fun' tonight and so not playing my best game, trying to drive action and watch how people respond, so my image isnt so good, this hand is an antipode to that but I need to practice playing more defensively so I try to here.
V - nitty guy Ive never seen before, seems straightforward post. Vpip about 10-15%. Widest open maybe QJs in LP. Always playing premium and using a lot of aggression post and large sizes. I opened 99 to 30 over a sea of limps from SB earlier and he limp called MP. HU to K77r I x/call one street, turn a T he barrels and I fold.
---- V is eff stack with 620$ -----
Hero sees A♦ K♦ and opens 10 UTG, V 3-bets to 30 (first 3-bet in an hour), Hero just calls OOP.
Flop 60 - Q♦ J♠ 6♦
H x, V bets 70, H tank calls
Turn 200 - A♠
H x, V bets 200, Hero? V has 320$ back.
+1 for C/R flop and get it in. If the guys a nit this is perfect spot to put the decision back on him and let him make a mistake. For example c/r to 200 and shove every turn. A nit (and many reasonable players that aren’t nits) are gonna have a hard time calling off with a naked one pair.
Imo if you aren’t willing to go broke here then you’re probably playing too passively. This isn’t the spot to “avoid a cooler” particularly with such limited info. I’m also in the 4b pre camp.
