in general how to play AK-AQo OOP
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I play .2/.5 and I play AK and AQ cautiously after a raise. I am a leaky micro player and want to get some faucets fixed.
with AK.If I see a raise in front of me, I am for whatever reason more inclined to flat call however I noticed that at times there's a cascade of limpers so lately ive been re raising that original raiser
AQ however I will still raise limpers but I err when I see a raise in front of me. I don't want to call and see a cascade of limpers in front of me but a EP raise could mean a somewhat decent hand JJ+ ? or something somewhat strong and I tend to call more.
Im wondering what I can do to maximize my profits with these hands preflop. and also know it can be villain dependent but I want to know ow to play these hands pre w/o much info. lso if im at a loose table ith aggrotards I am usually thinking my hand is best pre.
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If it's not a steal situation and if I don't have a dynamic with my opponents, I'm almost always folding AQo to a raise.
With AK, you have a lot more options. There's merits to calling preflop and there's also merits to 3-betting.
The right choice is extremely situational. It depends on factors like whether you're in or out of position, how often you think he folds to a 3-bet or 4-bets, and what you think his c-betting or 2-barreling tendencies are. If he'll stack off with top pair, or make thin value bets and go for 3 streets of value with top pairs/good kickers, then I'd definitely prefer flatting.
Just take a moment to think about what you accomplish by 3-betting or flatting, why you WANT to 3-bet or flat, and what you think this particular opponent will perceive your 3-bet or flat to mean.
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TJ left other people very little to write. :P
Uhhhhh...+1!
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Aggressively.
In all seriousness, when you have AK it's shove when you have 20% of your stack commited. FE + breakeven equity when called = win.
AQ. Not sure, very read dependent, definitely would open raise and reevaluate if 3betted.
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Jetto have you beat the lower stakes yet? These kind of leaks can be costly at 50nl. I play the lowest stakes possible whenever i can since I know there are leaks in my game.
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