general AK pf question

this is a general question and not about a certain hand (although the question came to mind after playing a certain hand)

you get AK in mp and a solid utg raises 4x bb and someone in ep calls - all others fold to u in mp w/ probly around 3 more to act (not including blinds)

do you raise to isolate and discourage a multiway pot or call since AK is no good unless it hits?

I know they both have pros and cons, but which outweighs the others (+EV?)

It depends on my reads of the UTG guy. If he's tight, I'm afraid of a big pair, so I might just throw it away. If not I'll reraise. You'll isolate, and you'll have position. So even if you miss the flop, you represent a strong hand, so you could take it down with a continuation bet. I never call in that situation though. It's too passive for me, and I won't necessarily feel comfortable flopping a K.
If he reraises you preflop, get the hell out of there! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

ok, calling is too passive. i see
yeah the hand that brought this question to my attn i called and so did 2 others

flop came k 10 9 i bet big got 1 caller bet again on turn and he went all in i call he had str8on flop qj

a nice sized pf reraise would have gotten him out (perhaps)

[TheRegulat0r]

I don't re-raise AK pre-flop without a reason to do so. Possible reasons might be:

-The original raiser is really bad post-flop.

-The original raiser raises more than 10% of his hands.

-The original raiser will fold non-premium hands to a re-raise, and one of the cold-callers is really loose/bad.

-The table is extremely passive or extremely aggressive.

[xorbie]

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ok, calling is too passive. i see
yeah the hand that brought this question to my attn i called and so did 2 others

flop came k 10 9 i bet big got 1 caller bet again on turn and he went all in i call he had str8on flop qj

a nice sized pf reraise would have gotten him out (perhaps)

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The problem here is postflop.