14
March
Written by Manuel.
Posted in: Poker
Each and every one who bets in texas hold’em understands that a-k is one of the best opening hands. But, it is just that, a beginning hand. It is only two cards of a seven-card formula. In nearly every situation, you will want to come out firing with Ace-King as your pocket cards. When the flop comes, you have to reassess your cards and think things completely before you just deduce that your overcards are the greatest.
Like most other situations in hold’em, understanding your opponents will help you gauge your situation when you hold A-K and see a flop like 9-8-2. Since you wager preflop and were called, you assume your opponent is also holding good cards and the flop may have missed them as badly as it missed you. Your assumption will frequently be correct. Also, do not overlook that most poor competitors would not know good cards if they tripped over them and could have called with Ace-Something and paired the community board.
If your opponent checks, you could check and see a free card or place a wager and try to grab the pot up right then. If they wager, you can raise to see if they are in or fold. What you want to avoid is basically calling your competitor’s bet to see what the turn results in. If any card other than and Ace or King is turned over, you will not have any more information than you did following the flop. So let us say the turn results in a 4 and your competitor bets again, what should you do? To call a bet on the flop you must anticipate your hand was the strongest, so you must surely believe it remains so. So, you call a wager on the turn and one more on the river to figure out that your opponent was holding ten-eight and only had second pair after the flop. At that instance, it dawns on you that a raise the bet after the flop might have won the pot right there.
Ace-King is a wonderful combination to see in your hole cards. Just be sure you compete in them astutely and they will achieve you amazing cheerfulness at the poker table.
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