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Playing Ace/King in Hold’em

February 6th, 2010 at 19:21
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Everyone who plays hold’em knows that Ace-King is one of the best opening hands. But, it’s just that, a starting hand. It’s just 2 cards of a 7-card equation. In just about each new situation, you will want to come out firing with A-K as your pocket cards. When the flop arrives, you need to analyze your hand and consider things completely before you just suppose your cards are the greatest.

Like most other circumstances in hold’em, understanding your opponents will assisting you in gauging your situation when you hold Ace-King and observe a flop like 9-8-2. After you bet preflop and were called, you presume your competitor is also possessing great cards and the flop may have by-passed them as badly as it by-passed you. Your assumption will frequently be precise. Also, do not neglect that many bad folks wouldn’t understand good cards if they fall over them and could have called with Ace-Something and paired the board.

If your opposing player checks, you could check and see a free card or lay a wager and attempt to grab the pot up right there. If they bet, you might raise to observe if they are in or fold. What you want to avoid is simply calling your competitor’s bet to see what the turn gives rise to. If any card instead of the Ace or King hits, you will not have any more information than you did following the flop. Let’s say the turn results in a four and your opponent wagers once more, what should you do? To call a bet on the flop you need to believe your hand was the strongest, so you must truly believe it still is. So, you call a wager on the turn and 1 more on the river to discover that your opposing player has a hand of 10-8 and just a second pair following the flop. At that instance, it hits you that a raise following the flop might have won the money right there.

A-K is a wonderful combination to see in your hole cards. Just be sure you participate in them astutely and they’ll bring you awesome happiness at the poker table.

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