Trying not to lose my shirt with AK

[Perseus]

Villian was 24/5 no other reads

good laydown? I am losing a ton with AK because I am going too far...

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, MP3 calls, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (8 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, MP3 folds, CO calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (7 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, CO folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 8 BB

[JDErickson]

Looks fine to me.

[Piiop]

You don't have to bet the flop.

[mr pink]

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You don't have to bet the flop.

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[rmarotti]

This is fine.

[me454555]

Why are you betting the flop into 3 people on a draw heavy board w/1 card in playing range? Seems like your going to get called a lot here and raised often too. I'm checking here. I might be inclined to take one off if I'm closing the action but I really don't like my hand on this flop.

[Perseus]

Ok. Is this better?

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $3.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 (poster) checks, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls, MP2 calls, Button calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, Button checks.

Turn: (4 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, MP2 folds, Button folds.

Final Pot: 5 BB

[Demana]

This seems like the kind of flop that you would want to bet with AK.

[Perseus]

So you're saying the difference between the two is that in hand one i check because 2 to a flush shows and instead of a 2 you have a 6, putting out a possibility of a rare straight draw.

Doesn't seem like that much of a difference. Am I wrong? Others agree?

[Nick Royale]

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You don't have to bet the flop.

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But betting isn't bad at all.