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Originally Posted by PokahBlows
If I played any low stakes game in the country I wouldn't 3bet AK. Unless its AKo and I want folds with a shortstack. Ax hands are the hands fish never fold. Which is like 90% of our player pool. Raising only keeps high pocket pairs in and folds all low aces(AQ-).
I know it was hashed over a bit, but I can't disagree more with only flatting with AK. Because AX hands are hands fish never fold is exactly why you 3bet AK when a fish raises. Fish don't fold. You trap the hell out of AT+ and they pay you off. Sure, they may fold A4, but who cares? Fish will pay off 2-3 streets of valuebets with A-mid+ and maybe 1-2 streets with A-low. Fold your A-low, I want bigger value from your A-mid.
I have been looking for a player that can fold to a 3bet for the past 6 sessions. You know how many I've found? 1. And, he did it a couple of times. So, he doesn't even really count. I am 3betting AK for value vs my player pool almost 100% of the time because the fish are rarely folding anything they've raised.
Flatting AK may be fun to try once in awhile to underrep your hand. But, vs 95% of the players I find at 1/2, it's leaving money on the table long term.
I'm not saying you are wrong in your area. I'm saying people reading this thread should think about which kind of player pool they fish and flat/3bet their AK according to what maximizes their profits in their area.