HU with AK

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If you have a decent hand, and it's only 1 bet, you almost always call. You'd have to have a *really* good read on someone to lay down a hand. Remember that there's already money in the pot, so your hand only has to be good a small pct. of the time to make calling correct.

If you have to face two bets, then calling with a decent hand is more problematic. Even here if the pot's big, you're still better off not folding.

Folding incorrectly in a big pot is about the biggest mistake you can make. In this case the pot is small, which limits the magnitude of the error.

Back to your specific situation. HU against anyone except a terrible player, you can't fold a decent hand. Basically plan to take the lead, unless the other guy shows strength, and then call him down. This isn't an optimal strategy, but it's not a bad default.