How would you play an AK in a freeroll tournament and how would you play it in $5+ buy-in tournaments?

eddyrj · Sep 23, 2023

How would you play an AK in a freeroll tournament and how would you play it in $5+ buy-in tournaments? it's because?

Fofa · Sep 23, 2023

In general i would play AK in a freeroll more agressively, just because is not my money

Tomash7788 · Sep 23, 2023

Satellite freeroll - all in
$5+ buy-in depending on position , on chips, on other players. Probably rise 3xBB or more. Maybe try limping and hope someone would rise and then bet more

Emily Trott · Sep 23, 2023

I'd play it exactly the same way in both.

Mantinhoo · Sep 23, 2023

In freeroll always play All in with AK, in tournaments depend on situation.

c.heck · Sep 24, 2023

All in preflop both.

Alexey Shley · Sep 24, 2023

I think I would play the same way both in a freeroll and in a buy game. It all depends on the stack, if the initial stage is 3-5 bb, if the stack is short then push, if the stack is medium, I will look at the position in which I am, what raise to do and what actions my opponents did before me.

steve01991 · Sep 24, 2023

i play both cautiously

Luvepoker · Sep 24, 2023

I play this hand the same way in both. What chancges what I do is dependant on the player or players I am against in the hand.

Rost · Sep 24, 2023

eddyrj said:
How would you play an AK in a freeroll tournament and how would you play it in $5+ buy-in tournaments? it's because?

freerolls are very often hyper or turbo, buy-in tournaments can be either turbo or hyper, normal or even slow. Therefore, your question needs some clarification

dzsire · Sep 28, 2023

Normally you should play this hand the same way. don't be carried away by the feeling that one is a freeroll and the other one is a buy-in tournament.
If the site wants to punish you (trap), it will punish you anyway.

fundiver199 · Sep 28, 2023

eddyrj said:
How would you play an AK in a freeroll tournament and how would you play it in $5+ buy-in tournaments? it's because?

How would you play AK on a monday, and how would you play it in Canada? Neither the day of the week, your location or the buyin in the most important element in planning a poker hand

Reginaldo Gois · Sep 28, 2023

Good. I would play anyway, but if there are a lot of fishes, this raiser would be bigger

makisaa · Sep 28, 2023

I would play it with the same way, and it is not depending from the buy in of the game but it depends more from each situation. Generally I would play it aggressively adapted to each situation.

ph_il · Sep 28, 2023

exactly the same way, depending on the situation.

Dmitriy_rus7 · Sep 28, 2023

all in

23maxim88 · Sep 28, 2023

In most cases, I go all-in with AK in freerolls and paid satellite tournaments up to $5, maybe slightly less, but if it's a bounty tournament, then quite often

Gallarado777 · Sep 28, 2023

I think I would play the same if my stack allows me to play, I would open 2 or 2.5 bb if the game is medium or late, and if I'm short, push fold would play as standard up to 20 bb, I think I would play like this if the medium stack could launch my hands weaker and collect chips from them and get them normally

SpanRmonka · Sep 28, 2023

I think I'm more likely to play AK more aggressively, more often in a freeroll. Making the assumption we are not including CC platinum freerolls in the question.
The reason is I'm more likely to need to double up quickly and more likely to get massive overcalls with AQ AJ AT in a massive freeroll. I'm looking to get chips early or go out in these massive games, if I play them.

Easylu · Sep 28, 2023

I play AK very agressive, because is a best hand

Gavincwb · Sep 28, 2023

I play like the two of us, it depends on the stage of the tournament

How would you play an AK in a freeroll tournament and how would you play it in $5+ buy-in tournaments?

eddyrj

Rising Star

Fofa

Rock Star

Tomash7788

Rock Star

Emily Trott

Legend

Mantinhoo

Rock Star

c.heck

Rock Star

Alexey Shley

Visionary

steve01991

Legend

Luvepoker

Lost in the twilight zone

Rost

Legend

dzsire

Legend

fundiver199

Legend

Reginaldo Gois

Enthusiast

makisaa

Legend

ph_il

...

Dmitriy_rus7

Legend

23maxim88

Rock Star

Gallarado777

Legend

SpanRmonka

Legend

Easylu

Rock Star

Gavincwb

Rock Star

About CardsChat

Our Community

Our Site