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i'm not quite sure how to handle getting reraised when i'm holding AK. part of me feels like i
can't fold such a powerful equity hand, but the other realizes that i'll flop a pair 1/3 of the
time, and when i do it's unlikely that more than a flop c-bet will go into the pot unless i'm
behind.
standard example (we'll assume 5/10 NL with 1000 stacks for simplicity):
we raise to 35 with AKo, SB (21/15 good TAG) makes it 115, BB folds, and we're being
offered 2-1 immediate odds
what's the standard play here? if you choose to call or 4-bet, what's the plan postflop?
how does the situation change if:
i obviously know the broad answer to these, but i'm looking for more detailed answers on how
to handle these situations.
What you do with AK here is dependent of what you do with other hands. What do you do
with 78s here? What do you do with TT? The answer to those questions should often have a
large impact on what to do with AK here.
As previously stated, I will often call with position. If villian has been reraising me light (and
is laggy) I will four-bet to 450ish often, and usually call a push. My VPIP/PFR is pretty high,
so I get reraised often. A lot of aggressive players will notice this and r/r me light (99-AJ and
better, I'd imagine [maybe some trash hands too]). Anyways, I will often just take a flop from
position. If the raise is less than 10% of my stack, I'll usually take it with any two I would
raise with (except face-card-face-card hands and hands that could be potentially dominated).
From oop, I just lay it down like a girl. In order to play like this profitably, you have to play
well post flop and be willing to get your money in on a lot of draws with FE, and bluff at
times too.
As for AKs, I treat it entirely differently. I never fold AKs. Never. It is too good. You can
make flushes. You can make straights. You can make high pairs. It is statistically the least
likely hand to get in Hold'em. .. OK so I fold it SOMETIMES. But rarely. I will play it
stronger, yes, and four-bet with it more often. There isn't really any detail to this, just that it
looks very pretty and it widens my four-bet range.
I pretty much never fold AK to a 3bet unless its from a real tight raiser. Almost all the 3/6
regs are 3betting pretty light and it's more whether I want to call or 4bet. Like BJ said,
(2 players, 1 all-in)