Go All In with AKs Preflop ?

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Depening on the opponent and the way the hand is played and stack sizes of course.
But I think in most cases I would play AKs to call his all in.
Up to some 75 BB stacks
AKo would be an easy fold though.
 
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Most of the time you will be playing Coin Flip.
Depends on depth and opponent.
 
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AKs are good hands but can also be beaten by garbage hands like 67
 
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if you have big blinds and big pot, then you can...
 
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This question is complex because I believe that there are several variables. I have no experience with cash, I think there must be “roast blood” LOL... But in other types, tournaments, sng, depending on the number of chips, is ALL in yes.
 
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ace ace is not highly usual, but it depends on many factors, how much who is in stakes...position...player behavior prior...short stacked...
 
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Hi,

i got a question, should you call an All In Preflop with AKs or should you fold (In Cashgames) ?The risk is high that the opponent got AA. He could even win with JJ, QQ or any lower Pair. How do you handle that ?

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AKs is allin for 60 - 80 BB. 100BB +, I will proceed with caution.
 
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hi,in tournament i think aks is pretty strong,but in cash game you need know who is the other player,if he goes "all win" with everything,probably will win,but against a good player i don't thing so
 
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In my opinion it all depends on how tight you think 💭 this player range is and how many players are in the pot and if you feel to gamble cause you think 🤔 they have a small pocket pair and what hands 🙌 do people go all in with.
 
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while AK is a really strong hand, its usually not worth it to go all in with it in cash games. In specific stages of a tournament its okay though
 
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in general against hands that will call you will have about 65% equity
 
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Depends on stacks but I would rarely go all in in cash with AK
 
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I think it's ok to do the 5betting all in so you have fold equity plus in ok shape if called. Calling off is not great but depends how wide villain is
 
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Went just now and lost to JJ because he got set on river. However in almost every situation it worth going all-in.
 
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after losing countless times with pairs of 2's, I don't do that anymore
 
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Depends on basically how my opponents are playing, is it on? and my stack is low? Then certainly I should call it easily.
 
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You can if you want to go All-In.

But remember that by moving all the chips to the center of the table you can lose to absolutely any opponent's card. you're not safe)
 
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AK is in the top 2-3% of starting hands in No Limit Hold'em. Even without knowing it, you can intuitively say that this starter must be very strong, given that it consists of the two highest cards in the deck.
You should always make a raise with that hand on the preflop when other players are trailing before you, regardless of your position. Limps should be avoided at all costs.

AK play perfectly through 3-bet on the velu against any position.
When faced with a raise, you'll want to 3-bet with that hand every time without any exceptions. Ak is just very strong against any reasonable 3-beta call range. Using a passive cold call line will mean winning a smaller pot on average in the long run.

Against 3-beta
When faced with a 3-bet, you should almost always 4-bet on a velu with AK. However, there are a few exceptions
 
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I'm not much for going all-in, but with AKs I call if they do...
 
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If I saw someone do this at $1/2 live or with QQ, KK, AA with almost nothing in the pot then I wanted to play there and I wouldn't leave for a break once I got there.
 
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I think A-K is a very strong hand that can go all in yes pre flop, but it depends a lot because A-A is much stronger so you have to know sometimes when to go
 
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