Re: Playing AKos on the Flop
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I really think there is no magic answer to your dilemma. How to play AK unimproved after the flop is never a comfortable situation. But I will say this, when you have position against passive opponents you should tend to play your overcards more aggressively and against aggressive opponents you should tend to play more passively. For instance: In the hand example you listed, if your opponent is passive, you should raise the flop and go for the free card, if he is aggressive you should just call the flop and either fold the turn or call the turn depending on your pot odds. Heres another example: Say 3 people limp in and you raise with AcKc, and the BB also calls so you have a total of 4 opponents. If flop comes out 10h 8d 2s and all four opponents check to you, you should bet if all your opponents are passive and check if any of them are aggressive. The reason you would bet such a weak draw against 4 passive opponents is becuz of the high likelihood of you getting a free card. Against agressive opponents you should take your free card right away on the flop. Notice online, betting your AK on a 10 8 2 board against 4 opponents is a clear mistake becuz the game is never passive enough, but in a real life casino you often find many games where a bet on the flop will induce everyone to check to you again on the turn giving you that valuable oportunity to see the river for free.
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From your reply, I deduce that many of you think I do not know how to play poker. I do. I know all this. I've studied 7 different books on Hold Em. I've been playing poker for 20 years and Hold Em for 5years. I was a winning lowball player in Sacramento and 7-Card Stud player in Atlantic City until I fell in love with Hold Em.
I am talking about this "specific" example.
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