AKs - not getting enough out of it? NL$200 FR

[Texan-From-Hell]

Oct 23 15:03:35] : Hand Start.
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : Seat 1 : crazy-texan has $191.50
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : Seat 2 : thebestcon has $137
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : Seat 3 : fishfly has $324.41
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : Seat 4 : TRICKYBASTD has $205.75
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : Seat 5 : SKIJACK has $217.50
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : Seat 6 : celtic196 has $200
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : Seat 7 : fireslide has $200
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : Seat 8 : Webbo55 has $50.69
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : Seat 9 : todder1 has $382.93
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : todder1 is the dealer.
[Oct 23 15:03:35] : crazy-texan posted small blind.
[Oct 23 15:03:36] : thebestcon posted big blind.
[Oct 23 15:03:39] : Game [101820] started with 7 players.
[Oct 23 15:03:39] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Oct 23 15:03:39] : Seat 1 : crazy-texan has Kh Ah
[Oct 23 15:03:42] : fishfly called $2
[Oct 23 15:03:43] : TRICKYBASTD called $2
[Oct 23 15:03:47] : fireslide called $2
[Oct 23 15:03:47] : Webbo55 folded.
[Oct 23 15:03:49] : todder1 folded.
[Oct 23 15:03:54] : crazy-texan called $1 and raised $8
[Oct 23 15:03:58] : thebestcon called $8
[Oct 23 15:04:01] : fishfly called $8
[Oct 23 15:04:04] : TRICKYBASTD called $8
[Oct 23 15:04:07] : fireslide called $8
[Oct 23 15:04:07] : Dealing flop.
[Oct 23 15:04:07] : Board cards [3h 9h Ad]
[Oct 23 15:04:11] : crazy-texan checked.
[Oct 23 15:04:12] : thebestcon checked.
[Oct 23 15:04:14] : fishfly checked.
[Oct 23 15:04:21] : TRICKYBASTD checked.
[Oct 23 15:04:23] : fireslide checked.
[Oct 23 15:04:24] : Dealing turn.
[Oct 23 15:04:24] : Board cards [3h 9h Ad Kc]
[Oct 23 15:04:28] : crazy-texan bet $25
[Oct 23 15:04:30] : thebestcon folded.
[Oct 23 15:04:45] : fishfly has 10 seconds to respond.
[Oct 23 15:04:50] : fishfly folded.
[Oct 23 15:04:50] : TRICKYBASTD folded.
[Oct 23 15:04:51] : fireslide folded.
[Oct 23 15:04:52] : crazy-texan wins $47.50 as the last player standing
[Oct 23 15:04:55] : Hand is over.

[Electrolux]

Here you are in the SB, which means you should be first to act after the flop.

Preflop you already have 3 limpers, and you really do not want to play AK out of position agains many callers. So you need to make that raise bigger to get it HU or even take it down directly. So I would rather make it 18, than 10.

One alternative is actually just calling, which makes it easier to get out of the hand if you do not improve on the flop. And if you hit as in this case, they are not as likley to give you credit for AK and fold.

On the flop, you have a flushdraw out there, and I assume you meant to check/raise, but I wouldn't do that risking to give a free card. Even if you bet pot-sized and take it down, it is better than a failed C/R and a flush card hitting on the turn. This is not the situation to slowplay in.

And when you bet on the turn, 25 is on the low side, if you consider the flushdraw out there. I would bet 35, and do it on the flop.

So I do not think the issue is that you didn't make more with AK. More the risk that you actually would have lost it all.

[Pozzo]

As Electrolux said, either raise more preflop or just call. You don't want to play AK OOP vs 4 callers. I used to just call here but now I almost always raise. No one has shown any strength, you almost certainly have the best hand, so raise it to something like $16 and either take it down there or hopefully get just one caller.

That's a great flop for you so I'd be betting to start building a pot. If someone has a smaller flush draw they will pay you. If someone has A10/AJ they will pay you. Were you intending to check raise?

[Texan-From-Hell]

[Girevik]

[The Golden 1]

[adamh]

[Electrolux]

[The Golden 1]

[DoctorHandles]

[Texan-From-Hell]

[DoctorHandles]

How many hands have you played at $200 NL?

[Texan-From-Hell]

About 1K.

I know it's not enough to see if I'm actually winning or just having great luck. But what can I say, as long as I'm winning, I see no reason to change the level.

[Runner_Runner]

[DoctorHandles]