Heads-up Preflop | CO vs BB | 100bb effective | Difficulty: Standard
Hero hand
A♣K♦
Board
(preflop)
Action so far: Hero CO opens 2.5bb with A♣K♦, BB 3-bets to 11bb
Pot: 11bb To call: 8bb
Villain range:BB 3-bet from OOP: QQ+, AK, A5s, K5s-K4s bluffs
Your move:
The math
GTO answer: Raise to 25bb
AK in position vs a BB 3-bet. 4-bet to about 25bb for value and to charge the bluffs. Flatting realizes less equity OOP-wide ranges and misses value from KQ-AQ that may call a small 4-bet. Folding AK to a single 3-bet is criminal.
Tags: preflop HU AK 4-bet
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