KQ better than AK on a rags flop?

[chrisfowler99]

I've seen this comment made a couple of times and there's something I'm missing. Can someone explain the logic for this?

Is it that if an A comes up it's easier to fold KQ because someone might have AX and have two pair, but if a K comes up it's less likely that someone's playing KX for two pair? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[cold_cash]

From page 60, HEPFAP:

"...if small cards flop, be more inclined to call with QK than with AK. This is because many more people play hands like Ax than Kx.

Before the flop two players limp in, you raise, and one of the blinds calls. The flop is:

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You should be more inclined to call with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] than with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Now if you get lucky and catch you pair, you are less likely to be against two pair."

There you have it.