Here are two perfect examples of why AK is the biggest setup in Hold'em (note that this was in back to back hands):
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Tilt Poker Game #7580797955: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (57670410), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:21:33 ET - 2008/08/09
Seat 1: Sblounskched (1,455)
Seat 2: Ricebrner (2,700)
Seat 3: FineByFar (1,455)
Seat 4: U2J (750)
Seat 5: bobbybobby24 (1,455)
Seat 6: stewllwin (1,270)
Seat 7: Valbaz (2,060)
Seat 8: windyspirit (1,500)
Seat 9: janh84 (855)
Valbaz posts the small blind of 20
windyspirit posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Sblounskched
janh84 calls 40
Sblounskched raises to 160
Ricebrner folds
Ricebrner: Sorry man, hit 2 pair off the flop
FineByFar folds
U2J folds
bobbybobby24 folds
stewllwin folds
Valbaz folds
windyspirit folds
janh84 calls 120
*** FLOP ***
janh84 checks
Sblounskched bets 240
janh84 calls 240
*** TURN ***
janh84 bets 455, and is all in
Sblounskched calls 455
janh84 shows
Sblounskched shows
*** RIVER ***
janh84 shows a pair of Threes
Sblounskched shows Ace King high
janh84 wins the pot (1,770) with a pair of Threes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,770 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: Sblounskched showed
and lost with Ace King high
Seat 2: Ricebrner didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: FineByFar didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: U2J didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: bobbybobby24 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: stewllwin (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Valbaz (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: windyspirit (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: janh84 showed
and won (1,770) with a pair of Threes
This put me in pretty bad shape stack wise and only the top 3 get paid so I had to do something to get my stack back up. The very next hand I ended up with the EXACT same 2 cards. I steamed a little in the chat box to make it look like I was on tilt (which I sort of was) and pushed all-in hoping to get called by Ax or some low pocket pair. Here's how that turned out...
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Tilt Poker Game #7580807471: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (57670410), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:22:21 ET - 2008/08/09
Seat 1: Sblounskched (600)
Seat 2: Ricebrner (2,700)
Seat 3: FineByFar (1,455)
Seat 4: U2J (750)
Seat 5: bobbybobby24 (1,455)
Seat 6: stewllwin (1,270)
Seat 7: Valbaz (2,040)
Seat 8: windyspirit (1,460)
Seat 9: janh84 (1,770)
windyspirit posts the small blind of 20
janh84 posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Sblounskched
Sblounskched has 15 seconds left to act
Sblounskched: that's so &%&@ing stupid...
Sblounskched: keep calling me with K3 off...
Sblounskched raises to 600, and is all in
Ricebrner has 15 seconds left to act
Ricebrner folds
FineByFar folds
U2J folds
bobbybobby24 calls 600
stewllwin folds
Valbaz folds
windyspirit folds
janh84 folds
Sblounskched shows
bobbybobby24 shows
Sblounskched: give me my chips back
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
Sblounskched shows a pair of Twos
bobbybobby24 shows a flush, Ace high
bobbybobby24 wins the pot (1,260) with a flush, Ace high
Sblounskched stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,260 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: Sblounskched showed
and lost with a pair of Twos
Seat 2: Ricebrner didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: FineByFar didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: U2J didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: bobbybobby24 showed
and won (1,260) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: stewllwin didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Valbaz (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: windyspirit (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: janh84 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Big slick is such a downer...
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13 comments
the power of AK is preflop
in fold equity
once u hit flop it is just a drawing hand
and u should play it as such
but remember a pair of 2s beats it
i make a ton off AK because of fold equity
and betting the flop but if u havent scared them off
by your continuation bet on the flop then treat it
like a regular draw, count ur outs and fold it if
its not in your favor
if i read ur list correctly u were up against a low stack
he didnt fold preflop to ur raise and he had K3 so he
most likely was gonna call anything
the only difference is i would have pushed him on flop
let him think u hit
otherwise he is just a donk and dont take it personal
that he made a donk play
nuff said
3 aces, 4 10s, and 7 other spades...
If you're going to fold a 30% draw when you're getting basically exactly the right odds to call, be my guest but I for one know how math works. As for the second hand, I said I was on tilt... I got exactly the call that I wanted since I was a huge favorite preflop and it didn't work out. I knew I needed to either double up or hit the rail so I gambled. So how about you get out a calculator next time before you run around telling people to "shut up, shut up, shut up".
If you get nothing on the flop all it will do is loose you money more times then not.
Try not being so aggressive with it post flop, and be willing to fold it when you meet resistance.
Just like AA it's not indestructable, good luck to you.