Why I folded AK pre-flop.....

[A2345Razz]

Wait this is a cash game, wtf?

You could have explained the hand a lot differently in the OP OPoster.....jeez. I assume virtually everyone, like me, assumed this was a donkament spot.

 

[RickAversion]

I only post about cash games. 1/2NL

 

[badalhoco345]

You need to bet, maybe 3 BB and see the reaction of the vilan: if he raises or goes all-in we should fould, if he checks it's not recomendable to bet again. You also need to pay attention to your stacks and vilan stacks.

 

[Teofealter]

Who cares what percentage of my stack it is?
I don't want to play coin flips, period.

If you don't want to play coin flips, then don't, period. It is safer that way.We know AK is a pretty vulnerable starting hand and it's a strong play to fold this cards when someone raised preflop.

 

[Four Dogs]

If you don't want to play coin flips, then don't, period. It is safer that way.We know AK is a pretty vulnerable starting hand and it's a strong play to fold this cards when someone raised preflop.

Really? It strikes me as pretty timid.

 

[babydrago9]

Only time you should really fold AK pre is if theres a lot of raises before you or if someones 3bet/5bet range is limited to AA/KK, otherwise you really can't. If you're playing that strategy, are you strictly only playing QQ+ to ensure you probably aren't getting it in 50/50?- it just makes you really exploitable.

 

[rogerdelpk]

in cash games i might fold ak sometimes, but in a tourney, not a chance.

 

[nygmen2007]

It depends on the situaton, but I would not fold this hand, because in tournaments yu will always have a race situation at one point. You have to win them at some point to get all the chips. I mean if there is massive action and you are near the bubble then maybe I fold, but almost any other situation I play and go with it.