over playing AK

[mudbuddha]

lately, i have been palying AK, i guess too aggressively, i make it a priority to isolate 1 player so that my AKo or AKs have a better chance, however, i think i am over playing this and making raises that are too large.. i guess.
(assume that i position.. i try not to be too invested when i have bad position)

is my thinking wrong on playing AK??

[whittiphil]

I'll try and help you out here.

You probably do overplay AK, I do too. One thing I've just started realising is that I cont bet AK, then sometimes *call* minraises!! That is so dumb because I am probably drawing dead... If he calls the flop (instead of raising).. DO NOT fire the second barrel without the stellar read, it doesn't work often enough - he is as married to the money in the pot as you are and will call down with 2nd pair.

Also, don't fall in love just because it's suited.


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lately, i have been palying AK, i guess too aggressively, i make it a priority to isolate 1 player so that my AKo or AKs have a better chance, however, i think i am over playing this and making raises that are too large.. i guess.
(assume that i position.. i try not to be too invested when i have bad position)

is my thinking wrong on playing AK??

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[mudbuddha]

yeah i rarely.. rarely continue bet on the turn still unless the guy folds to it in his stats

i think i call min riases tho.. bc im "commited" haha damn those artifiical pot odds.

[fuzzbox]

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I'll try and help you out here.

You probably do overplay AK, I do too. One thing I've just started realising is that I cont bet AK, then sometimes *call* minraises!! That is so dumb because I am probably drawing dead... If he calls the flop (instead of raising).. DO NOT fire the second barrel without the stellar read, it doesn't work often enough - he is as married to the money in the pot as you are and will call down with 2nd pair.

Also, don't fall in love just because it's suited.


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lately, i have been palying AK, i guess too aggressively, i make it a priority to isolate 1 player so that my AKo or AKs have a better chance, however, i think i am over playing this and making raises that are too large.. i guess.
(assume that i position.. i try not to be too invested when i have bad position)

is my thinking wrong on playing AK??

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If villain will continue to call down with 2nd pair because he is married to the pot, then we should continue to bet our top pair.

[fuzzbox]

Dont always raise AK to isolate one player, because you tend to isolate a guy with a pair, and he is favourite, and he wins more than you on an A-flop or a K-flop, because he can fold all but a set there.

If guys fold AQ and worse to a raise, then consider just limping in with AK, then maybe reraising an LP raiser or trapping an AQ/AJ type hand on an A-flop.

Not all the time mind you but sometimes.

[Allinlife]

post hands.

[whittiphil]

Yes... but I'm talking about Continuation bets... where you have two overcards and that is it.

[maybedinero]

Tell me about it. Had a nightmare with AK a couple of days ago--twice caught a pair on the flop and pushed, twice an opponent had flopped a set.