How not to Play AK?

[BatsShadow]

grunch:

First of all, any reads help in all these hands, but it's your first round, not much you can do.

Hand 1: I like it till the river. The only thing you beat is an overplayed AQ. Fold.

Hand 2: This hand is bizarre. I would probably bet the river.

Hand 3: On the flop you have tainted overs and a backdoor flush draw on a scary board vs. 4 other players. You are behind and it is two bets to you. I would fold this everytime.

Hand 4: Sometimes people do this slowplaying the flopped Ace or flopped two pair. Sometimes they do it because they hit their 2 pair on the turn. Sometimes they do it because they now have a good draw with their made hand. You have a draw to the nuts. Call the turn. When the other guy bets the river, I cannot imagine we are ahead. You should probably call getting over 13:1, but I think we have lost - either A9 or T9.