Do you guys c bet ak every board texture ??? If not which ones do u stray away from??

Obv depends on preflop action and number of players but the middle straight boards are clearly the worst.

i think its fine, but not the best.

Depends on the spot, obviously.

here's a spot where I donk-checked AKs after capping pre

The reasons for doing so are
1) After that flop, that multiway, I likely do not have the best hand
2) I have no fold equity (as in, people aren't folding pairs to a barrel in a bloated pot).
3) I have two overs, a BDFD, and a BDGSSD that give me plenty of equity to come along.


Change this situation to a HJ open vs BB defend, on the same board. Now what?

Well betting AK is obviously part of a greater strategy of betting your entire HJ opening range here. You do it because there's plenty of worse hands that can call you, and your equity usually isn't too bad when behind. Moreover, there's few hands in your range that neither have value to target, nor folds to target, so betting 100% is one of those strategies that is pretty close to correct (correct enough for us simple minded humans).

I don't cbet AK because I never raise it in the first place. It's just a drawing hand anyway. I like to wait and see if I hit something before I bet it.

i always cbet 2 ways and almost always cbet 3 ways if im not in position (occasionally i will just give up with the worst parts of my range, like QJ on a 568tt board). i have experimented with having a checkback range 3 ways and have had mixed but promising results.

HU, whether to cbet to check depends entirely on, in order:

1) villain tendencies
2a) my position (ie opening range)
2b) flop texture

Only in rare exceptions does it matter what my cards are.

Multiway is another beast and you are asking the wrong question.

C-bet 100% HU and almost 100% 3-handed with a few exceptions. I think board texture doesn't become significantly important until you are 4-handed.