Ace King is a vastly over rated hand. Seeing the two high
cards when you peek into your pocket is an unjustified reason for
high hopes. I am very careful with this hand and will drop it fast.
Position is everything when you hold Ace King. If you are on the Big
Blind and do not have to call a raise then you are at least going to
see the flop. but if you have to call more than one raise take a good
look at the table. There may be a player who has called the blind
that you know does not play with crap hands. If so, fold the Ace
King. Take a count of the players who are still in the game. Is there
someone there who might be trying to run a bluff? Has a good solid
player that you respect called at least one raise? What is the size
of your chip stack? Are you playing with their money? what is the
size of the chip leaders stack? Did he call? Is he playing with your
money? If almost all of them are likely to call and see the flop it
is time for you to fold and watch the play to see if you can learn
something about poker from their play.
You are not going to flop an ace or king over 70% of the time but
it may be a good time to run a semi-bluff if you are in late
position. it may cost you a few bucks but it will throw your
opponents off by varying your play.
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