AKo

What general advice would you give for playing AKo when the flop misses you.

There is no general advice. It depends upon how many opponents you have, the texture of the board, the preflop betting action, the current betting betting action, and a host of other factors. You may wish to post some specific hands for comment.


In our book, "Middle Limit Holdem Poker", Bob Ciaffone and I have an entire chapter entitled "The Play Of Overcards" (Chapter 15) which deals with this specific problem. There is a lengthy discussion followed by 23 specific problems. You may want to check it out.

Buy Jim's book. There are many examples on AKo and many other hand examples. But basically, if you have many opponents, and flop comes rag rag rag, then it's time to check-fold...