Playing Ace/King in Hold’em
Posted in Poker on 09/24/2012 03:21 am by Christopher
Each and every one who gambles in hold’em knows that ace/king is one of the very best opening hands. But, it is just that, an opening hand. It is just 2 cards of a seven-card equation. In just about each new situation, you’ll want to jump out guns blaring with A-K as your hole cards. When the flop arrives, you have to analyze your cards and think things through before you just presume your cards are the greatest.
Like many other opportunities in hold’em, knowing your opponents will assisting you in gauging your situation when you have A-K and see a flop like 9-8-2. After you wager preflop and were called, you assume your competitor is also possessing great cards and the flop may have missed them as badly as it by-passed you. Your assuming will often times be precise. Also, do not omit that many bad gamblers wouldn’t understand great cards if they happen over them and could have called with A-x and paired the board.
If your opponent checks, you might check and see a free card or lay a bet and try to pick the pot up right there. If they bet, you could raise to observe if they’re in or fold. What you want to avert is basically calling your opponent’s bet to see what the turn results in. If any card instead of the Ace or King is shown, you will not know any more information than you did after the flop. So let’s say the turn results in a four and your competitor wagers once more, what will you do? To call a bet on the flop you need to anticipate your hand was the best, so you must truly think it still is. So, you call a wager on the turn and one more on the river to figure out that your opposing player was holding 10-8 and only had second pair following the flop. At that time, it hits you that a raise the bet following the flop could have won the money right there.
A-K is a wonderful thing to find in your hole cards. Just be sure you gamble on them astutely and they’ll bring you awesome cheerfulness at the poker table.