playing AK
Context: Limit, low stakes, not very loose games. A raise before the flop usually results in playing the hand agains two opponants at most, usually one, sometimes you just get the blinds.
Recently I have myself rejecting conventional wisdom, and I would like to know what you guys think.
I have found myself getting away from raising AK, and am becoming convince that this hand should be brought in without a raise. This notwithstanding the fact that i do bring in much lesser hands such as KJ with a raise. My reasoning:
When I play AK, the main people I want to have IN the pot are all the weaker aces. I don't want to fold them out. When we flop an ace, all the players with aces are going to ride their hand to the river.
Now I realize that the weak aces will sometimes spike their kicker, and other hands I could have folded out will sometimes beat me, but I think I make more than I lose.
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