sulzerrt
Enthusiast
Bronze Level
In fact, AK is a drawing hand, meaning you will often need to improve by showdown. But at the same time, this hand has a very good chance of being the best, as any ace or king on the board will give you top pair and top kicker. So AK is a hand that should be played aggressively and decisively until you run into resistance preflop and later streets.Against weak players or players with short stacks (up to +-15bb), the best decision is to immediately shove. The combination of fold equity and actual equity in your hand makes this a profitable move.
barbados
Legend
Platinum Level
In my practice, it often happened that I outplayed the holder of such strong cards. And I learned after I was often outplayed with these cards. Although of course - the chances of breaking the bank with such cards are very high.
Pavel1203733
Visionary
Bronze Level
AK is not a made hand. In no case. Yes, such a hand gives a significant probability of getting a high combination, but on its own before the flop, even against a pair of deuces, this hand does not look like a favorite.
mina271
Legend
Bronze Level
AK is considered a very strong hand, but any pair can beat them if you haven't hit a pair yourself. With that, the strength of the hand has decreased again and can be seen as only 2 very high cards and are only effective if they hit the board. There are many people who see AK as the hand to go all-in with, but it's not a pair and therefore not a made hand. After all, it's the cards on the board that decide the game and how good the hands you're holding really are. Sometimes you even have to be willing to fold with AA, and if that's the case, it certainly counts for AK as well. Of course, it's not just the cards that play a role, you should also keep an eye on how the others at the table are playing.
Joe
99.98% Kiln dried
Bronze Level
By definition AK is a 'drawing' hand, not a 'made' hand.
A 'made' hand insinuates a pair or better.
High card is not a made hand.
All pocket pairs are technically a 'made' hand but in comparison preflop any unpaired cards are not a 'made' hand.
A 'made' hand insinuates a pair or better.
High card is not a made hand.
All pocket pairs are technically a 'made' hand but in comparison preflop any unpaired cards are not a 'made' hand.
willjosp
Rock Star
Bronze Level
AK is a very strong hand since they are the combination of very high cards, however, despite being strong, sometimes it is very common to lose with this type of cards, more than when they are of the same suit, we call them Big blind, but it has happened to me that I have lost with this type of hand I have even with pair of AA 
ChubbySin
Rock Star
Bronze Level
Considering a pair as a minor hand, AK is not a made hand.
Tigroslav
Rock Star
Bronze Level
I will rephrase your question.
Is AK a made hand or not and why YES?
Well YES because we should think of poker in long term.
The times that we do connect with the board we will
be beating so many other hands that it will net us great profits.
Also there is one big important factor to mention I think is
often overlooked argument. That is about all the times we
get called by baby to mid pairs and the board over pairs up twice
example AK v 55 board T 7 Q 7 T
over a large number of hands those wins add up quite nicely.
To a lesser extent boards like 6 J J J J are also nice for us.
Is AK a made hand or not and why YES?
Well YES because we should think of poker in long term.
The times that we do connect with the board we will
be beating so many other hands that it will net us great profits.
Also there is one big important factor to mention I think is
often overlooked argument. That is about all the times we
get called by baby to mid pairs and the board over pairs up twice
example AK v 55 board T 7 Q 7 T
over a large number of hands those wins add up quite nicely.
To a lesser extent boards like 6 J J J J are also nice for us.
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Claudiunm
Legend
Platinum Level
It's certainly not a hand to despise. But what happens is that many people overestimate this hand. Especially if you're at a wild table, going all-in with it pre-flop is like playing bingo. I prefer to be cautious.
TCHUCO2005
Visionary
Platinum Level
For me AK are great cards but it's not a made hand, made hand for me is pair, and any pair of 2s not beating A or K, nor two pair on the board greater than two, to entreo,,,,,,,ma if I have AK and don't open anything on the flop, and if the bets are low I keep calling....if not try others try.
