Common situations with AK/AQ

[ericlambi]

Situation 1: You raise from EP with AK/AQ and get a caller with position on you. You miss the flop and do a standard continuation bet (for me is usually 1.5x what I bet pre-flop). You get called and the turn does not improve your hand.

I hate this situation with a passion. Do you check/fold from here on out?

Situation 2: You raise from LP with AK/AQ and one or two early limpers call you. You miss the flop and one of the limpers bets 1/2 pot or less into you. Do you fold getting 3-1 with your overs? Try to raise them off of it? Call and see what happens on the turn? I hate this one too. My gut has always been to try and raise them off of it, but it almost never works. The few times they fold having bet into you with nothing are more than offset by the times you get blown off your hand by someone who was betting for value, and then there are the times you get called down with bottom pair by some donk.

I think this is at least somewhat dependent on flop texture. If the flop is very scary for your hand, it is a pretty clear cut decision in both situations.