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Message: [QUOTE="Claudiunm, post: 6299916, member: 418718"] AK is a very strong hand. But pre-flop it is speculative, as you have nothing but two high cards, unlike a pocket pair, be it any pair. The big X of the matter is that you need to wobbly hands off the table to increase your equity so you need to bet. Finding the balance of this bet is most important, as you don't want to play AK against another 4 on the board. But you also don't want everyone to fold leaving you with just the blinds and ante. And as a rule, in my opinion, all-in preflop, unless you have AA or KK is pure lottery. I'm not saying it's right or wrong. But you've [I]'forgotten your father's face'[/I] if you go all-in with AK preflop. Understanders will understand! [/QUOTE]