Comments on: Thoughts about having AK as a hand http://dadspokerblog.com/thoughts-about-having-ak-as-a-hand/ Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Thoughts about having AK as a hand : DadsPokerBlog http://dadspokerblog.com/thoughts-about-having-ak-as-a-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Thoughts about having AK as a hand : DadsPokerBlog Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:00:45 +0000 http://dadspokerblog.com/?p=891#comment-91 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptOf course, this works better at No Limit and Pot Limit Holdem as opposed to Limit Holdem where you can only raise or bet in fixed increments. In ring or cash games, a recommended bet size of either 3 to 5 times the big blind in No Limit … [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptOf course, this works better at No Limit and Pot Limit Holdem as opposed to Limit Holdem where you can only raise or bet in fixed increments. In ring or cash games, a recommended bet size of either 3 to 5 times the big blind in No Limit … [...]

]]> By: RawrStar http://dadspokerblog.com/thoughts-about-having-ak-as-a-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 RawrStar Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:58:06 +0000 http://dadspokerblog.com/?p=891#comment-1189 Hmm... There's a lot of questions to answer here so these are my thoughts;<br><br>1. AK is always going to be 2nd best to deuces or any pocket pair but it's still the strongest unpaired hand you can have. You have to raise strongly pre-flop to make sure that you only have pocket pairs and A-x (high) with you. I would expect you will rarely get any more than 2 callers. If the flop hits low, you can still assume you're strong because you have (probably) got rid of any poor hands. This is the part where your ability to read your opponent is tested because they are unlikely to have hit a low flop but they may have a pocket pair. If you sense weakness you have to fire in another bet.<br><br>2. Suited is better. Of course it helps to have suited cards and I tend to win more often with AKs but I wouldn't let the fact that the AK may be unsuited stop you playing it just as strongly.<br><br>3. I tend to win around two-thirds of my hands with AK.<br><br>4. I used to overcommit with AK all the time but I think that knowing when to fold is something you learn over time. I guess, you put it down to experience. Hmm… There's a lot of questions to answer here so these are my thoughts;

1. AK is always going to be 2nd best to deuces or any pocket pair but it's still the strongest unpaired hand you can have. You have to raise strongly pre-flop to make sure that you only have pocket pairs and A-x (high) with you. I would expect you will rarely get any more than 2 callers. If the flop hits low, you can still assume you're strong because you have (probably) got rid of any poor hands. This is the part where your ability to read your opponent is tested because they are unlikely to have hit a low flop but they may have a pocket pair. If you sense weakness you have to fire in another bet.

2. Suited is better. Of course it helps to have suited cards and I tend to win more often with AKs but I wouldn't let the fact that the AK may be unsuited stop you playing it just as strongly.

3. I tend to win around two-thirds of my hands with AK.

4. I used to overcommit with AK all the time but I think that knowing when to fold is something you learn over time. I guess, you put it down to experience.

]]> By: RawrStar http://dadspokerblog.com/thoughts-about-having-ak-as-a-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-90 RawrStar Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:58:06 +0000 http://dadspokerblog.com/?p=891#comment-90 Hmm... There's a lot of questions to answer here so these are my thoughts;<br><br>1. AK is always going to be 2nd best to deuces or any pocket pair but it's still the strongest unpaired hand you can have. You have to raise strongly pre-flop to make sure that you only have pocket pairs and A-x (high) with you. I would expect you will rarely get any more than 2 callers. If the flop hits low, you can still assume you're strong because you have (probably) got rid of any poor hands. This is the part where your ability to read your opponent is tested because they are unlikely to have hit a low flop but they may have a pocket pair. If you sense weakness you have to fire in another bet.<br><br>2. Suited is better. Of course it helps to have suited cards and I tend to win more often with AKs but I wouldn't let the fact that the AK may be unsuited stop you playing it just as strongly.<br><br>3. I tend to win around two-thirds of my hands with AK.<br><br>4. I used to overcommit with AK all the time but I think that knowing when to fold is something you learn over time. I guess, you put it down to experience. Hmm… There's a lot of questions to answer here so these are my thoughts;

1. AK is always going to be 2nd best to deuces or any pocket pair but it's still the strongest unpaired hand you can have. You have to raise strongly pre-flop to make sure that you only have pocket pairs and A-x (high) with you. I would expect you will rarely get any more than 2 callers. If the flop hits low, you can still assume you're strong because you have (probably) got rid of any poor hands. This is the part where your ability to read your opponent is tested because they are unlikely to have hit a low flop but they may have a pocket pair. If you sense weakness you have to fire in another bet.

2. Suited is better. Of course it helps to have suited cards and I tend to win more often with AKs but I wouldn't let the fact that the AK may be unsuited stop you playing it just as strongly.

3. I tend to win around two-thirds of my hands with AK.

4. I used to overcommit with AK all the time but I think that knowing when to fold is something you learn over time. I guess, you put it down to experience.

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