Would You Ever Fold AK preflop?

[Houdini9]

AK is only worth high card unless it connects. Yes I would fold if the money means anything to you. I have folded AA and KK preflop when there are too many players in the pot. Sometimes it's not worth getting drawn out on like before the Money or FT Bubble. You have to play the situation and not just the cards. AK is good HU but not vs. 4 or 5 players. You want to dominate your caller with AK or draw to a nut straight. But you most certainly CAN fold AK preflop.

GL GL,

HOUDINI9

 

[63burner]

Only fold if it is money-positive..

If it is a tourney, MTT, after a long grind, if I get AK and have the stack I know I will make ITM, if I fold, that is the only scenario. Second scenario, getting the ticket to a really good tourney by folding. Otherwise, play that AK for all it is worth.

 

[Goku55]

Well say you raise preflop from early position and there’s a small 3-bet a 4-bet all in and a call. In a situation like this you’re almost always going to be dominated.

 

[Facubrito90]

It depends a lot on the table, the tournament and the chips you have. AK is a very strong hand, from my point of view I think it has better playability at a final table with a good amount of chips, it is a hand that gives you confidence but! At the same time, you lose a lot with pairs in hand! It happened to me many times. Whenever I receive AK, I have a bad experience, now I don't play as strong as before. Reading helped me a lot.

 

[LukasynoACAB]

Yes iam doing it many times cause i tryed before to Play hands as normal i mean dont raise with AK just check or bet and the river card was usually big surprise for me after showing cards and loses a lot of chips haha so now i have to fold sometimes when i feel someone have a pair low or high .

 

[lolshovaments]

Folding AK is easy move in some spots.

 

[Mati532]

I double AK before the flop many times. It depends on the situation and the situation at the table. But as a statistic, I double maybe 7 times out of 10.

 

[deputat777]

АК then why play poker without risk ...

 

[WHAKAORIORI]

The times I have - bad folds . Apart from that normally back it . Winning rate at a guess 30% ha

 

[dacrackman_187]

AK

Depends on the timing in the game whether its a sng or a tourney. If my stack is low or high. I dont know. Whether or not the money bubble is close or not. But usually about 80% of the time Im going to throw some chips around.

 

[Minelli]

If you are close to the bubble if I have billiard chips !!! But never take off against an opponent with billiard chips!

 

[jeffman123]

Definitely not in a cash game. In tournaments there can be situations where it's appropriate, but generally you should feel very happy going all in with AK preflop.

 

[Comboss599]

It's happen me many Times. I don't trust this kind of hand. Usually i play AK very carefully. Off course is situation is good i play even all in.

 

[WeAreHot777]

I folding AK sometimes when I am not on position, and when I didn't hit in the flop nothing, but pre-flop I really folding . I want to mention it's depends of situations, and it's depends of your opponent.

 

[woodeng]

A lot depends on the position various players are in . . . If a tight player with a lot of chips calls all in when I am sitting with AK I will not call . . . I guess what I am saying is 'never say never' . . .

 

[Porras2424]

Ak ,, this type of cards in any position transmit us security, tranquility and perspective of how much we are going to raise it preflop ... the professionals double it or bet three blinds ... in freroolls they always send Allin ... in preallin microlimites ... and in My personal game and I learned to pay whatever is coming up behind me ... but if I get clean in one go I push them all ... to the raffle ... like this or more rifon ... jjjjjj

 

[gonzalo1]

It depends on my position and stack, if a player has already doubled I can reraise and see how he plays or just call, but if I start the hand I raise 2.5 or 3 times the blind

 

[Bennoda]

I can if there are 10-50 people left before the prizes and my stack allows me to live up to the prizes $ moreover, I have done it many times

 

[Robsant]

I never give up

 

[moularaki]

yes and no
if you are short stack go for it
otherwise it depends on who is your opponent

 

[Kinganders]

Of course if there are more than two all in already for example, another is its close to in the money.

 

[Zapahlohotrona]

Blides versus BU / CO is always played with such a hand on the stack, except against tight oppos preflop, it has been proven that when we fold AK to push from the blinds or vice versa, we lose more money than calling / pushing with it, provided that our opponent has a normal percentage resteel.

 

[carlosnuno]

That also depends on the players who are at the table, the position I am to qualify and the players if I have been able to analyze them at the table, it all depends on many factors, but if I have done it ...

 

[stortov]

Frequency

Sometimes the best action in FOLD. AK is really strong, but its not unbeatble, against any pocket under KK, it will be a flip. Call inst mandatory, have lots of info that you need observe before take action

 

[Sam_brero]

I'd even fold pocket Aces in some situation. For example I'm playing a satellite tournament where the 200 first win a ticket to another tournament, I have a nice stack and there's 202 people left...