Solid-villian : 12/9/2.5
weak-villian:28/14/1



PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP2 ($23.20)
Solid-villian (MP3) ($100)
Weak-villian (CO) ($43)
Button ($96.70)
SB ($24.95)
Hero (BB) ($136.95)
UTG ($113.95)
UTG+1 ($100)
MP1 ($94.70)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, K
2 folds, MP1 calls $1, 1 fold, Solid-villian bets $5, Weak-villian calls $5, 2 folds, Hero calls $4, MP1 calls $4


--- Now granted I know there is a good argument for my having gone ahead and 3 bet here. In this case I elected not to, in particular because of weak-villian's presence in the hand. He wasn't super fishy Loose, but he hadn't seemed good enough to make a lay down when he entered the pot, and I wasn't keen on playing in a 3 bet pot OOP after missing the flop 2/3 of the time...(coles notes excuse - I didn't believe I had the Fold Equity that normally comes with a 3 bet.)


Flop: ($20.50) Q, J, 9 (4 players)
Hero bets $14.50, 1 fold, Solid-villian calls $14.50, Weak-villian raises to $38 (All-In),

I went ahead and donk bet here, because that board is going to be scary for most, and I feel like I have all kinds of ways to win this pot.

-- Hero ???

Remember solid-villian still has to act too.

You can't just call here... you're either pushing or folding... that being said, you have the 13+ outs, forgetting pot odds, I think you should push. The raise pre-flop was pretty standard IMO, solid vilian may have the K of hearts and and wanted to see the turn for cheap.

I feel strongly that preflop should be 3-bet or folded.

As played, I could see calling or raising. We're going to have show down a hand that beats the all-in villain to win the pot. Raising is bluffing at a dry side-pot. But, we might be cleaning up some outs (e.g., if the villain folds A A and one-pair beats the all-in villain).

why do You feel strongly about 3-bet preflop? - - I dunno about 3 betting there, with the short stack weak villian having already called a raise. I am going to end up with an SPR under 1 against him if I do that. I'm not fond of that with A,K since most the time that means I will be shoving with air on the flop against him. (presuming he is the only caller, and if he is not the only caller, and I get the solid-villian and him in the pot 3 handed with a 3 bet pot preflop. Then I make a a c-bet on a low board even if I do get solid-villian to fold, once more I have now pretty much put all weak-villians chips in and I don't even have a pair) Wow that was a run on sentence! I think some pot control was in order here, but I am happy to hear some arguements for 3 betting pre.

As far as the flop play went - as played, shoving to clean up some outs (such as A,A) did cross my mind at the time. I felt like after the strong villian called my donk-bet he likely had a pair maybe K's or A's but probably not a set. Weak-villian on the other hand, could show up with just about anything from 1 or 2 pair to trips, to a K high flush draw.

Calling here puts us out of position with a hand that we hope makes TPTK in a multiway pot, with substantial money yet to play. It's not a particularly profitable situation even if we hit.

a few hands scare you here, you have outs against a bunch of them like QQ, JJ and 99 that gives you the straight and flush draws,

the only ones you don't are KT hearts and T8 hearts as you said he is solid you don't have to worry about those,

that would leave AK with king of hearts and KK with king of hearts as more logical holdings with a wildcard KQ with king of hearts

I think you could possibly get a few of those hands to fold

i'd shove it

I think if this is your style, you need to go ahead and get it in in these spots.