Re: General question: AK in the BB vs a lot of limpers?
I've struggled with this question myself quite a bit, and experimented with different strategies. Currently, I have taken to overbetting any hand I don't want to fold or play multi-handed. That includes AKo, AQo, AJo (occasionally, depending on the limpers), AA, KK, QQ and JJ (also occasionally). If I get any callers, I'm betting nearly every flop. The main exception is against a handful of players that I know like to limp AA & KK early & then just call the big raise. Against them, I'm more likely to either check/fold, check/call or check/raise the flop, depending on the board.
If I get played with on the flop, it's time to play poker with a made hand, but I'm usually done with unimproved high cards.
This seems to be working pretty well for me, but I need to get into poker tracker after I have more of these hands to see how well it really works.
I'd be interested in any opinions on this play or alternative plays.
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