Re: AK ... chickened out?
Against a solid player I play this the same way. Range of hands after a cap: AA,KK,QQ,JJ,AK,(Occasional AQ or TT). Against AA and JJ you want the least amount of bets in. Against KK,QQ,TT you do not want to show too much aggression. Versus a weak player I like check-raising the turn as I don't see a weak player laying down KK/QQ here. Against a solid player I play this the same way because a solid player will really make us pay with the hands that beat us and will fold to any aggression shown by us with a weaker hand (exception of the rare AQ). I don't see a reason to 3-bet the river. We are basically hoping that he has exactly AQ when we 3-bet this river.
PS: I would take this same line against a typical player as well.
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