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Originally Posted by jpgiro
By "standard", I mean that we should be doing it the large majority of the time. You can certainly flat with premium hands from time-to-time, but there should be a specific dynamic in play that suggests it's a good idea. Other than randomizing, what would be the factors for suggesting flatting with AK in this situation is better than 3-betting?
It is really based on the MP raise over a limp range. Some players have only what would be a standard EP tightish range to raise over a limp.
With the stacks this deep, you really can't bet them out of the pot, so we are very likely to go to a multi-way pot OOP. Calling is more of a pot control line.
It was basically Jonathan that taught me that I don't always have to 3 bet with AK.
Now I'm in no way saying that 3 betting is wrong here. All I am suggesting is that hero does not "have" to 3 bet just because he has AK. In fact, I would suggest that the worse the player that hero is playing post flop poker, the more likely he should be to 3 bet.