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Originally Posted by SUYAPA
I agree that they notice you being tight but they still dont care too much. They still call their trash hands pre and chase postflop. You wont get them to fold their TP, SD, 88, 77 by betting once otf. So you have to bet at least twice or triple barrel. And planning to triple barrel AKo oop into multiple ranges isnt a good strategy and not how you make money in loose games.
Well, that is certainly partially true, though I clearly disagree with the extent that it is true. Perhaps it's just variation in the player pool, accounted for by the time of day, city and cardroom. However, one thing that has always been true is that, sooner or later, word gets around where the games are particularly soft and more skilled players start showing up. This means that you shouldn't play a one-dimensional game.
In short, if you want to be a consistent winner, you need to adjust to the current situation and not do the same thing all the time. So, yea, I've raised, or 3-bet AK preflop and both bet it and checked it on a wiffed flop. However, the better default is to bet it.