AKo UTG on J54r: Triple Barrel Pressure

Hero
A♣K♥
Position
UTG vs SB
Pot
4-Bet Pot
Flop
4♦ 5♥ J♠

In a 4-bet pot, use your range advantage to barrel air with high equity and blockers, but follow through on the river to maximize fold equity.

Flop Analysis

Betting small is the preferred strategy here. We hold a significant range advantage with all the overpairs (AA-QQ) that SB lacks after just calling the 4-bet.

Turn Analysis

The Tc is a great barrel card. It adds a gutshot to our hand and hits our range harder than SB's condensed range of middle pairs.

River Analysis

Checking back is a significant missed opportunity. In this polarized spot with a tiny SPR, we must shove to fold out SB's remaining middle pairs and missed draws.

Note: Checking back allows Villain to win with all their middle pairs; a shove is mandatory to realize our fold equity in this polarized spot.

Key Concepts

  • <2
  • Hero Slight Advantage
  • IP
  • Wet Board
  • LEAN TOWARD AGGRESSION