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[lastcome77]

Is A/K An overrated hand ??? I lose more than i win with it... I was just wondering...

[loustic]

AK, it's exactly the same that pocket Queens/Kings/Aces.
When you catch it, you feel strong, so you bet more than usual.
When you win the hand, you won't necessary win a big pot. But when you lose a hand, if you can't lay down these kind of hands, you may lose all your chips with it...
That's why I'm always really carefull when I hold these hands.
And even if it hurts, you may never fall in love with your hand, and let it go if you know you're beaten

[TroyC]

Sorry Loustic but yes AK is over rated;

First off you [you==all poker players] need to remember AK is a drawing hand and not made hand.

AA, KK, & QQ are made hands, they are typically top pair.

Now that doesn't mean AK is a bad hand, however comma it IS a DRAWING hand. AK suited is much better than AKoff as there's nothing worse than 3 clubs on the board and your AcKd. Now do you insta-muck AcKd; no. But you do need to understand the strength of the hand in relation to the flop [and if you don't hit the flop]. AA KK QQ do NOT necessarily need to hit the flop to be good.

I have a tendency to LIMP w/ AKoff and Raise 3x w/ AKsuited [1st 2nd position]; I'll call 3xBB w/ AKoff, and 7 [maybe 9] xbb w/ AKsuited;

But if there are 3 strong players raising & re-raising, I have laid down AK [suited or not] and more times than not been PROFITABLE [which is what it's about]. I've seen AA get re-raised by KK, and KQ suited all-- flop comes 973 rainbow, and mentally patted myself on the back.

Personally I'd rate the hands:::

AA
KK
QQ
AKsuited
JJ
AK off
KQ
TT
KJ
QJ
99

Every player has their own preference, have been burnt by KK [ace magnets], hate JJ, love TT, etc.... But realize someone playing J9 hitting their J is better than your AK and not better than your QQ

hth
TroyC



ahh, just found a link http://www.4kingpoker.com/article/7-..._ak_hands.html


pretty much sums this up... liking 4K better every day

[donkey]

you need to move JJ down to the bottom of the hands you didn't list

[Zach]

Originally Posted by TroyC

But realize someone playing J9 hitting their J is better than your AK and not better than your QQ

... and you hitting your K or A is better than their JJ and your QQ.

[RIK_123]

Personally i hate it , ive lost loads with it and when i have JJ and the flop comes down 6 7 2 or something someone always goes allin with AK and hits the turn or river and then says "i put you on nothing"????

[villaridge]

what the others said, and POSITION. I love to play them in late position after watching a bunch of limpers. in early position it's just a call to me and then watch for raises. good time to fold

[grabah]

does anyone knows is there some nice table with basic preflop odds, like what's the chance you'll get a pair after the flop, what's the chance for a strait and so on?

[csaba07]

I won more hands with KQ than AK.