Re: AK = Annoying Kards
This thread is such gold I don't even know where to start.
To Pineapple: Unless you've won $110,000 in one tourney, I'd go ahead and stop insulting someone who has. Pwned.
To OP: You aren't running into Kings all the time. Two players being dealt KK and AK on a given hand is a very small probability. Sorry about your run of bad luck.
To everyone: AK is a premium hand. Period. In the given situation you need a specific read to fold AK here in this spot. Is this the first time he's raised 4x the BB? He's in MP and there are antes in the pot. His range could be anywhere from suited connectors to all pairs to all broadway to any two. It really depends on a read. If he's been the tightest guy at the table and if you can narrow his range down to QQ+ or AK, it is correct for you to see the flop here. And in a normal online game this is almost impossible to do.
AK is difficult to play sometimes, but only because often times we feel as if it is the nuts even if we haven't paired it on the flop. Call here, and if we whiff we whiff. But don't be scared playing AK. It is a profitable hand and in this spot a call is warranted.
Brad
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