[turnipmonster]

my favorite quote in general (applies to poker):

"When all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail".

specific wisdom (this is only for big bet poker). AK is one of the easiest hands to put someone on if you can reraise them preflop. usually if they have JJ-AA their action is pretty quick, as they know if they are going to reraise, call or fold. if they have AK, they have to figure out if you have AA or KK, so they will usually stop to think before calling.

also, when someone is initially looking at their cards, people generally look only for a second if they have a hand like a pocket pair, particularly aces.

the reliability of these tells of course varies.

--turnipmonster