I really struggle with AK out of position.

[maddo]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (8 handed) converter

SB (t2060)
BB (t6100)
UTG (t2090)
UTG+1 (t4450)
MP1 (t4295)
Hero (t2835)
CO (t6115)
Button (t3280)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t450</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t450, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (t1125) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t450</font>, Button calls t450.

Turn: (t2025) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t600</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t2625



As I missed on the flop, should I make a bigger stab at it? Or is my line ok? Just give it up and move on? Does anyone bet the turn here also?

[betgo]

I don't like betting 40% of pot on the flop. Bet atleast 600 or check. You want to represent TPTK or an overpair.

Preflop, if you don't like playing AK OOP, you could play for a limpraise or maybe even open push with 19xBB. It depends on how likely a raise is if you limp, how likely your raise will take the blinds, and how likely a push will get a loose call.