I need your help - AK, AQ

[wyrd]

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1. Should I raise AK/AQ from early/mid/late position?
2. Should I raise from late/mid postion with multiple limpers? How hard?
3. Should I reraise from late/mid position?
4. Any diff preflop when hand is suited?
5. After the flop - continuation bets? Basic strategy vs tight players and lose players?
6. Do you have any methods of figuring out that your opponent flopped trips?
7. What bet sizes do you use?


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1. Always raise with these hands if no one has raised.

2. Of course. These hands have increased chances of winning with less people in the pot. With a few to no limpers, raise 4xbb. 3+ limpers raise 5x or 6x the bb. The point is, you want to raise enough to price people out, but not any more than you have to.

3. Only re-raise with AK. Fold AQ and AJ if someone raised before you or re-raised after you raised.

4. Suited doesn't change the value of your hand much.

5. If the flop comes something like QJT do not continuation bet. Or if the flop is QJ2 or KJ2. Basically two face cards, and you didn't get a piece, don't continuation bet. Any ragged board you continuation bet. I always just bet the pot.

6. Depends on how slick your opponent is. But generally if I hit the flop I'd be more willing to go all-in with AK and generally fold AQ or AJ to lots of aggression if the table is tight.

7. Bet sizes depends on how large the pot is.