AK — 4bet pot, are you stacking off every time?

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I’m curious how everyone plays AK in a 4bet pot.


Do you guys usually stack off preflop with AK, or do you sometimes just call and play postflop?





Especially in cash games, I feel like AK looks strong but also misses the flop a lot.





Do you treat AK as a “premium hand” or more like a drawing hand?
 
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unless I know the player in a 4 bet pot I am thinking my AK are way behind,there going in the muck
 
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People tend to overvalue and overplay AK and even in 4bet pots, most players will be happy to just get it in preflop with 100 BBs stacks... I'm not one of this players and even with the debate on the classic hand 'JJ vs. AK', I'm taking Jacks all day... Even though I think it's a premium hand and a very good one to have, especially that we block the two hands we're worried the most about when we face raises - AA and KK, I'm usually cautious in a 4bet pot and if I miss everything on the flop and I still face aggression, my default is to just give up and move to the next hand - you just can't win all the hands you have very strong hands preflop...
 
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Chunhong319 said:
Tenho curiosidade em saber como todos jogam AK em um pote com 4-bet.


Vocês costumam ir all-in pré-flop com AK, ou às vezes apenas pagam e jogam pós-flop?





Principalmente em jogos a dinheiro, tenho a impressão de que AK parece forte, mas também erra o flop com frequência.





Você considera o AK uma "mão premium" ou mais como uma mão para desenho?
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If I don't have enough chips, I'll pay. If I'm on the verge of losing, I give up.
 
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BillyR23 said:
As pessoas tendem a supervalorizar e jogar demais com AK, e mesmo em potes com 4-bet, a maioria dos jogadores fica feliz em ir all-in pré-flop com stacks de 100 big blinds... Eu não sou um desses jogadores, e mesmo com o debate sobre a mão clássica 'JJ vs. AK', eu prefiro Valetes... Embora eu ache que seja uma mão premium e muito boa de se ter, especialmente porque bloqueamos as duas mãos que mais nos preocupam quando enfrentamos raises - AA e KK, geralmente sou cauteloso em potes com 4-bet, e se eu não acertar nada no flop e ainda enfrentar agressividade, minha estratégia padrão é desistir e passar para a próxima mão - você simplesmente não pode ganhar todas as mãos quando tem mãos muito fortes pré-flop...
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But if the villain has a lot of chips, he tends to do this to show his strength.
 
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What is the context? Especially the stack depth? I should hope I'm not getting stacked with AK every time; 4-bet pots typically means someone has at least something strong. When you see non-professionals get into 4-bet and 5-bet pots, then you can be pretty sure AK is marginal at best. Multi-way pots even worse. AK is great preflop, but depending on the board runout, it is best for most runouts to just isolate and give yourself some protection.
 
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And a flip flop you must assume the decision-making based on the scenario
 
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