How to play AK out of position

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Somehow I mostly get AK when in blinds.
Then I raise and somebody / several calls.
Flop comes small rainbow and I CBet. Some of them calls.
Turn: another useless card: I fire another barrel. Some of them calls.
River: another useless card: I check. Some of them raise huge.
My hand is high card A. I fold.

I'm not saying that this happens every time, but quite frequently and is annoying.

Then I've seen some just raise with AK on every street no matter what.
Sometimes thy scare everybody off, sometimes not.

And yes, sometimes I just go All In, then everybody folds and I win blinds.

How you play AK OOP ?
 
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Stop c-betting and learn how to check/fold in certain situations.
 
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I prefer to be the pre-flop aggressor with this hand, then the continuation of the bet. it all depends on the position of the situation after the flop. so it's difficult for me to explain my actions further.
need information on the actions of others
 
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Depends the situation.. if it’s a all in, of course it’s a nice hand, but u can lose all for a pair of 2... in my opinion it’s good to be aggressive until see the flop, so u can have more alternatives to think..
 
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AK,

These AK cards have several ways to play with them, one of them is to limp and raise, in any position of advantage in the tables, now that this card is of the same suit, we have to look for a real straight and try to make a flush .
For those who are in a good position at the table, this is a good card to try the blefer, the player can re-raise, before the flop, and continue the bet, river and turn, causing the opponent to fold.
The all in is also good for this card, but it depends a lot on the tournament level and the stack amount I've been in the tournament, so this card is great.
Out of position with this card the behavior is the same if you are in a favorable position and if any player gives you a re-raise, you can choose to go all in, call, and bluff.
 
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If blinds are low it's better to play check on bb or add chips on sb (in this case I prefеr to see the flop). Don't waste your chips if the flop doesn't fit you and you stay with 2-3 opponents.
 
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And if you are not on blinds - rase first or limp if there are several limpers before you. Was there a raiser? You may cc him, but it can be too expensive.
 
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Learn to check/fold against aggressive opponents. If the table is for the most part weak, then this screams someone made a better hand. There's many ways to play this hand. You have to know your opponents tendencies too. If you can't adapt to your opponents then poker is gonna be a tough game for you. And sometimes you just gotta let hands go
 
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AK is hard hand to play. Glad to read all the posts about AK and how to play it.
 
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Playin AK out of position...

Somehow I mostly get AK when in blinds.
Then I raise and somebody / several calls.
Flop comes small rainbow and I CBet. Some of them calls.
Turn: another useless card: I fire another barrel. Some of them calls.
River: another useless card: I check. Some of them raise huge.
My hand is high card A. I fold.

I'm not saying that this happens every time, but quite frequently and is annoying.

Then I've seen some just raise with AK on every street no matter what.
Sometimes thy scare everybody off, sometimes not.

And yes, sometimes I just go All In, then everybody folds and I win blinds.

How you play AK OOP ?

Beginning of tourney I play aggressive, a raise, not too high to scare others off, see flop, proceed. When the blinds are way, way up, make at least a min bet, higher if you have the stack, to scare others off, steal the blinds, at the least.
 
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thanks for ther advice people. will try it out in the near future to see how it works
 
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you have to adapt by knowing the kind of villain that you are flatting/3betting. if you think that he have a lot of aces in their range you can do some calls. in general 3betting 3x out of position for minor troubles
 
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Pre-flop 3 bet, depending on the flop cards i bet or call.
 
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Stop barreling off with Ace high is the simple answer..
 
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Stop barreling off with Ace high is the simple answer..
Lol expert member is true then.very good and as you said very simple answer.love the last bit too.well said.Istruggle to remember that too often myself.

This is tricky to answer as we could all be accused of teaching the fish strategy haha.AK outs pos.well.basically same as AA or KK in same scenario.just call for starters then after a huge argument with myself....straight over the top of almost any aggression...lol..almost any.
 
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Do not overplay this hand, if your bet on the flop was answered, then most likely the opponent caught on the flop. Or maybe they just outplay you, because they understand what kind of hand you have. Maybe you are very readable.
 
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this is a good hand especially in the position but to play it should be carefully studying the opponents how many enters the pot, betting, behavior, texture board
 
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Я думаю что играть с АК вне позиции нужно тайтово.
 
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akoff out of position

I need more info before answering this question . brick + mortar casino or online ? cash game , multi table tourney , sng , or satellite tourney ? stack sizes , number of players at table , number of limpers or previous raisers if in the blinds ? bubble consideration ? rebuys available ? etc etc
 
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There is perfect pocket cards, be more aggressive
 
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I try to see the flop without costing too much. If you don't hit on the flop a small pair can beat you.
 
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