An old thread I was just rereading

[Steve Ruddock]

pretty good topic, thougt I'd share it and see if any of the new members have any thoughts

http://pokerforums.org/showthread.php?t=3107

[WeakTight]

obv this is how AK is played, n1 villain.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: ITH Forums)

UTG ($49)
MP ($49.25)
Button ($14.80)
SB ($78.55)
Hero ($33.50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
2 folds, Button calls $0.50, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($1.50) , , (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: ($1.50) (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

River: ($1.50) (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.5, Button raises to $6, SB folds, Hero calls $4.50.

Final Pot: $13.50

Results in white below:
Hero has 4d Qh (two pair, queens and fours).
Button has Kh Ah (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $13.50.


Good thread steve, AK can definately destroy you. I think one of the problems with it is that as you raise, donks always say "I put you on AK". And when you actually have AK, it makes it hard to play.

[davidab157]

That was AKs weaktight! Obv if villain had AKo he would've had a completely different thought process

[gder03]

Marm was prolly playing lmit full ring, so IDK.

all i know is you wanna be in isolated pots w/ this hand. in NL. @ least thats how I do it.

I just lost 200bb fuck me. 400+bb pot ass hole suckedout w/ 2 oiyter on turn.

anyway, a second bad strategy in both limit and NL is to be calling ppl post flop when you have not connected w/ the flop. Lastly, if you playing NL, you want to bee seeing all 5 cards, b/c you get most value out of your hand like that. so often times, I will raise ppl all in if it is not too expensive so that I get all 5 streets to ake my hand and am not forced to c/f flop.