http://www.pokerforums.org/ This is the place to talk about poker theory, strategies and concepts. You can discuss anything from ICM, to hand ranges, to playing against a maniac here. en Sat, 25 May 2013 10:58:55 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.pokerforums.org/images/pokerfo/misc/rss.png http://www.pokerforums.org/ http://www.pokerforums.org/general-poker-strategy/41586-ak-vs-aks.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:25:49 GMT Obviously a spinoff from the other thread... So how differently do we play these hands if at all? Personally I treat these hands extremely differently for a few reasons, the most important of which is when you are up against a hand like JJ/QQ you are closer to a coin-flip (about 46-47%),... Obviously a spinoff from the other thread...

So how differently do we play these hands if at all?

Personally I treat these hands extremely differently for a few reasons, the most important of which is when you are up against a hand like JJ/QQ you are closer to a coin-flip (about 46-47%), where with AKo you are closer to being a 60/40 dog (about 43%).

In non-all-in situations I play AKs much differently because you have a chance to flop big, and don't have to worry about getting moved off a hand post-flop. With AKo you only hit 2-pair+ like 4% of the time, where with AKs you also hit a 4-flush 11% of the time. So with AKo you flop a big hand 1 time in 20, and with AKs you hit a big hand (I consider the nut flush draw with 2 overs a big hand) once every six or seven flops.

Because of this I'm more willing to see flops with AKs when I'm up against a vanilla player, whereas with AKo I generally want to stay the aggressor because it requires more post-flop bluffing -- which is the opposite of what most people do in my experience. I see a lot of people raise and call 3-and 4-bets with AK, but stick it all-in with AKs. ]]> General Poker Strategy Steve R http://www.pokerforums.org/general-poker-strategy/41586-ak-vs-aks.html http://www.pokerforums.org/general-poker-strategy/41584-100-p-h.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:50:00 GMT http://teammoshman.com/?page_id=9760...Viktor+Mirchev

Is it just me or does that make my Moshman stake outrageously valuable?! I had a 2 hour coaching session this morning and we covered alot of ground. He is a very good coach and his teaching methods are very good. He has a 10% ROI at the $100 SNG's just crazy! Jealous much :party: ]]> General Poker Strategy machine1984 http://www.pokerforums.org/general-poker-strategy/41584-100-p-h.html http://www.pokerforums.org/general-poker-strategy/41570-risk-vs-reward.html Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:37 GMT So let's see where everyone falls on the Risk vs. Reward scale:

#1 -- first hand of WSOP Main Event and you have KK, your opponent shoves all-in with AK, do you call?
#2 -- Same situation only you have QQ?
#3 -- your heads-up for a WPT title with 20 Big Blinds, and your opponent who has slightly less chips (say 18 Big Blinds) then you and is not quite as good offers you a 50/50 chop, do you take it?

If anyone has other examples please post them ]]> General Poker Strategy Steve R http://www.pokerforums.org/general-poker-strategy/41570-risk-vs-reward.html