Playing A-K in Holdem
by Cheyenne on February 4th, 2010
Each and every one who plays texas hold’em understands that ace/king is one of the greatest opening hands. But, it’s simply that, an opening hand. It’s simply two cards of a seven-card equation. In just about every situation, you will want to jump out firing with Ace-King as your hole cards. When the flop comes, you have to check out your cards and think things completely before you just presume your cards are the strongest.
Like most other opportunities in hold’em, understanding your adversaries will help you gauge your position when you have Ace-King and see a flop like 9-8-2. Since you wager preflop and were called, you presume your opponent is also possessing great cards and the flop might have missed them as poorly as it by-passed you. Your assumption will often times be right. Also, don’t forget that most lousy players wouldn’t know excellent cards if they happen over them and possibly could have called with A-x and paired the board.
If your competitors checks, you could check and observe a free card or make a bet and attempt to pick the pot up right then. If they bet, you might raise to observe if they are for real or fold. What you want to avert is simply calling your opponent’s bet to observe what the turn brings. If any card instead of the Ace or King is turned over, you will not know any more information than you did after the flop. Let us say the turn brings a four and your competitor bets once more, what should you do? To call a bet on the flop you must believe your hand was the strongest, so you have to truly think it still is. So, you call a bet on the turn and 1 more on the river to discover that your opposition was holding 10-8 and just a second pair following the flop. At that instance, it hits you that a raise the bet after the flop might have won the money right then.
Ace-King is a gorgeous thing to find in your hole cards. Just be certain you participate in them carefully and they’ll achieve you amazing cheerfulness at the poker table.
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