How do you play AK on the flop?
 

I don't know how to play AK on the flop when it misses ($10+1) Normally, I bet just under a pot-sized bet, but this hand I went all due to the large pot. What do you experts do?

***** Hand History for Game 2588405186 *****
15/30 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 15115263) - Wed Aug 24 03:19:05 EDT 2005
Table Table 35315 (Real Money) -- Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 1: jbond133 (2375)
Seat 2: Sportwizz (860)
Seat 4: HunanBeef45 (770)
Seat 5: logansmalm (420)
Seat 6: reminiss (415)
Seat 8: MadAtMyMoney (1465)
Seat 9: aridge111 (1695)
aridge111 posts small blind (10)
jbond133 posts big blind (15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HunanBeef45 [ Ad, Ks ]
Sportwizz calls (15)
HunanBeef45 raises (65) to 65
logansmalm folds.
reminiss folds.
MadAtMyMoney folds.
aridge111 calls (55)
jbond133 calls (50)
Sportwizz calls (50)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Jd, 2s, 8d ]
aridge111 checks.
jbond133 checks.
Sportwizz checks.
HunanBeef45 bets (705)
HunanBeef45 is all-In.
aridge111 folds.
jbond133 folds.
Sportwizz folds.
Creating Main Pot with $965 with HunanBeef45
** Summary **
Main Pot: 965
Board: [ Jd 2s 8d ]
jbond133 balance 2310, lost 65 (folded)
Sportwizz balance 795, lost 65 (folded)
HunanBeef45 balance 965, bet 770, collected 965, net +195
logansmalm balance 420, didn't bet (folded)
reminiss balance 415, didn't bet (folded)
MadAtMyMoney balance 1465, didn't bet (folded)
aridge111 balance 1630, lost 65 (folded)

Re: How do you play AK on the flop?
 

1/2-2/3 is my standard continuation bet. Pushing here is bad IMO.

Re: How do you play AK on the flop?
 

It's not a very good idea to overbet like that there.

Re: How do you play AK on the flop?
 

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1/2-2/3 is my standard continuation bet. Pushing here is bad IMO.

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I assume if I get callers and the flop misses again, I should just check-fold?

Re: How do you play AK on the flop?
 

Totally differnt on the turn. Depends what you have, and could improve to. You may not have a made hand but you could improve to something better so in that case I would fire another shot around the same..1/2-2/3.

But if I stone missed and am sitting with nothing then yes its a check/fold.

Re: How do you play AK on the flop?
 

the main problem with the continuation bet on the flop, not just the overbet, is that you have a whole bunch of opponents, not just 1 or 2. the fewer opponents, the more likely they all fold on the flop and you don't have to continue on with your ace high.

citanul

Re: How do you play AK on the flop?
 

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you don't have to continue on with your ace high

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You only have A high, there´s three villains and it´s level 1. A push is not recommended.

Re: How do you play AK on the flop?
 

lol, to think it should come to this.... - but I like it. 260 in the pot is worth it in my opinion, you should fold out anything less than QJ or so, including the draws.

I guess you could just bet 175 also (and call a push), I'm not sure if this induces more calls or not, there is probably not a big difference.

The alternative line I see is to bet 100 (and fold to a raise), I think you'll take down the pot enough for this to be better than checking.

Re: How do you play AK on the flop?
 

I check-fold here against 4 opponents.

Re: How do you play AK on the flop?
 

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I check-fold here against 4 opponents.

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Absolutely. Especially as donks love their QJ, KJ, AJ rubbish.