$10 NLHE 6-max: AK cold 4-bet, or flat pre flop?

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poker stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players - View hand 2241261
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CO: $19.59
BTN: $10.00
SB: $32.50
Hero (BB): $10.60

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with K
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1 fold, BTN raises to $0.30, SB raises to $1.10, Hero raises to $2.40, 2 folds

Not too much info on villain. Plays around 24/16. Normally I don't consider flatting but here because we have position should we flat to keep in the hands we dominate?
 
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no, I think 4betting is fine and standard.
 
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Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players - View hand 2241261
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CO: $19.59
BTN: $10.00
SB: $32.50
Hero (BB): $10.60

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with K
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1 fold, BTN raises to $0.30, SB raises to $1.10, Hero raises to $2.40, 2 folds

Not too much info on villain. Plays around 24/16. Normally I don't consider flatting but here because we have position should we flat to keep in the hands we dominate?

Not a fan of flatting AK three way. Well played, also, be prepared to stack off most of the time. This is btn vs blinds afterall
 
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4bet AK makes most our money from the fold equity, we may dominate Ax hands but they make up a lot of that disadvantage when having the initiative to c-bet us off our ace highs we're stuck with on 66% of flops and when we do both hit we're not as likely to get stacks in as say QQ vs AJ on Jxx as our hand isn't hidden at all.
 
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I'm against the majority in this one, without reads, I think four betting ak is a bit spewy against an uknown. I would just call, if he shoves, your going to feel compelled to call with all the money in there and the best situation you are probably in is a flip.
 
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I think the best situation happened because flops can really turn AK upside or really stack someone else off. Ak is one of my weakest points of my game.
 
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Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players - View hand 2241261
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CO: $19.59
BTN: $10.00
SB: $32.50
Hero (BB): $10.60

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with K
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1 fold, BTN raises to $0.30, SB raises to $1.10, Hero raises to $2.40, 2 folds

Not too much info on villain. Plays around 24/16. Normally I don't consider flatting but here because we have position should we flat to keep in the hands we dominate?
Well if this is a standard steal/resteal situation by TAG villains, ranges are really really wide. BTN has 40% at least, and SB is restealing like 25%. 4betting actually makes your equity vs flat better, not worse.
 
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