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Message: [QUOTE="joeblack, post: 367733, member: 8432"] [b]How I play AK[/b] [SIZE=3]When I play Big Slick I play it carefully.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]There are a lot loose players when you play online, that will call you all the way down with middle pairs. Sure, A-K is a monster hand and yes you should play it aggressively. But all too often I see players lose their entire stack playing A-K too aggressive. They think this hand in invincible, so they push all their chips to middle only to be taken out by pocket 7’s.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]I want to play it aggressively but not stupidly. I need to find out where I am in the hand and challenge the raiser to see how strong he really is.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]So, I want to put out a big bet or re-raise the raiser.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Some of you might of just call a raiser. Let me tell me why I re-raise.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]This is a “feeler bet” so now I can get a more accurate read on what they are holding.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]If they just CALL my re-raise, I probably have the best hand. If one of them has KK or AA, they’re more likely to go back over the top of me with a larger raise or an all-in.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Right now the raiser has control of the betting. But I want CONTROL of the betting. My re-raise does that.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]And because I have control of the betting my opponents are likely to check to me on the flop, regardless of what hits. Because they will anticipate another bet from me. A strong player will follow his pre-flop raise with a post-flop bet. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]IF the flop is a pile of rags that's not good but it's ok too.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]He doesn’t know I’m holding Big Slick. Because of my re-raise before the flop, he’s got to put me on a much bigger hand..Q’s, K’s or A’s.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]So Now if he checks to me, I can pretty much assume I’m out front. If he check-raises or bets then it may be time to mucked it and minimize my losses.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]But he does check.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Then I can “represent” the wired pair with a big bet.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]I also want to take the pot right here! So I bet half the pot.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]He mucks his hands and I win the pot with Ace high.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Now if he would of called my bet, I would of mucked it right there. You got to think you have a very loose guy here with some kind of small pair. Or even worse he may just have caught trips![/SIZE] [SIZE=3]You don’t want your entire night decided over A-K. You have to able to lay it down. I have many times..and will do it again many more times.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]So that's how I typically play Big Slick.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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