clever way to play ak or stupid?

jgn

Hand History #412791761 (22:34 10/09/2011)PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalancemidge888Big blind £0.20£0.20£12.30 Your hole cardsKA   barwickFold    xCarolinexFold    how2liv07Raise £0.60£0.80£13.11jgnCall £0.60£1.40£29.36midge888Call £0.40£1.80£11.90Flop  4K2   midge888Check    how2liv07Check    jgnBet £1.20£3.00£28.16midge888Fold    how2liv07Raise £2.40£5.40£10.71jgnRaise £4.00£9.40£24.16how2liv07Call £2.80£12.20£7.91Turn  A   how2liv07Check    jgnCheck    River  5   how2liv07All-in £7.91£20.11£0.00jgnCall £7.91£28.02£16.25how2liv07ShowK7   jgnShowKA   jgnWinTwo Pairs, Aces and Kings£26.61 £42.86

Dudeskin8

Reraise pre to about £1.80 and call shove.

Flop when checked to good bet, being minraised is a little worrying but I would probably either shove or call here, making small reraise is a little strange.

Turn just put the guy all in.

AMYBR

We dont have to play big pots with AK (especially in cash).  Its also fine to mix it up.  Flatting button keeps in the weaker A's.  We dont have to do the same thing every time, infact its unwise to.

I wouldnt say its a "clever way" to play it.  Buts its fine in my book.  Like the bet sizing post.

DOHHHHHHH

When your opponents will call 3bets OOP with A9/AT/AJ/AQ and KT/KJ/KQ.....and we have Ace King.....

It's generally a good idea to 3bet because everytime the flop is Ace or King high, we stack them. 

And everytime we miss the flop, they miss the flop, so we win the pot anyway.

grantorino

In Response to Re: clever way to play ak or stupid?:

When your opponents will call 3bets OOP with A9/AT/AJ/AQ and KT/KJ/KQ.....and we have Ace King..... It's generally a good idea to 3bet because everytime the flop is Ace or King high, we stack them.  And everytime we miss the flop, they miss the flop, so we win the pot anyway.
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

oversimplification ftw. We dont win every pot

3bet pre readless esp in those positions, but flatting is sometimes an option, I would only do it against a villain who rarely flats 3bets oop.

I flat flop raise readless

jgn

cheers for the comments guys i will take the info in