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Bronze Level
With Ace and King, you should play very aggressively. As a rule, with them you will enter the game with a raise (reraise) from any position. Although AK has a great potential, without improvement, it loses even the smallest pair. Therefore, the purpose of your raise is to win the pot without opening the cards, forcing opponents to go into the pass. You can do this either immediately, or by continuing to attack the flop.
There are three exceptions to this rule:
1. At a very aggressive table, being in the early position, you can sometimes enter the game with a call in the expectation that one of the aggressive players will raise after you. In this case, you can answer by reraising.
2. If there was a raise before you, who received at least two calls in return, call. In this situation, three or more players in front of you and showed that they have a strong enough card. It's unlikely that you will be able to knock them all out of the game with their aggressive rally. Now you have another goal - to catch a coincidence on the flop. This will work for you in about 32% of cases. And, after catching a coincidence, you get a top pair with a senior kicker. Since there is already a lot of money in the bank, the chances of the bank make your call justified.
3. If you were raised and reraised before you, fold.
When your raise reraises in return, your actions depend on the style of play of your opponent who reraised. If this player is tight and conservative, fold. It is unlikely that he reraised his hand less than one of the senior pairs or AK, and against such hands your chances of winning are unfavorable. If the player who reraises plays loose-aggressive style, then the range of hands on which he could reraise much wider, respectively, is higher and your chances of winning. Against such a player, reraise all-in.
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There are three exceptions to this rule:
1. At a very aggressive table, being in the early position, you can sometimes enter the game with a call in the expectation that one of the aggressive players will raise after you. In this case, you can answer by reraising.
2. If there was a raise before you, who received at least two calls in return, call. In this situation, three or more players in front of you and showed that they have a strong enough card. It's unlikely that you will be able to knock them all out of the game with their aggressive rally. Now you have another goal - to catch a coincidence on the flop. This will work for you in about 32% of cases. And, after catching a coincidence, you get a top pair with a senior kicker. Since there is already a lot of money in the bank, the chances of the bank make your call justified.
3. If you were raised and reraised before you, fold.
When your raise reraises in return, your actions depend on the style of play of your opponent who reraised. If this player is tight and conservative, fold. It is unlikely that he reraised his hand less than one of the senior pairs or AK, and against such hands your chances of winning are unfavorable. If the player who reraises plays loose-aggressive style, then the range of hands on which he could reraise much wider, respectively, is higher and your chances of winning. Against such a player, reraise all-in.
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