03-11-05, LearnTexasHoldem:
AK And AQ Missing Flop In No Limit
Its regarding playing AK or AQ in No limit if you miss on the flop. Assuming you raise pre-flop is it the correct move long term to bet a pot sized bet after the flop if it is checked to you as the other players will assume you have a high PP. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't .what works best for you .
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1. What is the texture of the flop? Obviously a flop like J - T - 9 or a flop with all one suite is more dangerous than a flop that comes back all low -- like 6 - 5 - 2. Also, if you have some extra outs, you might bet, Q - J - 4 or J - T - 3 or 5 - 4 - 3. Take the approach that if you are thinking of calling, bet. Betting out on the flop gives you information for the rest of the hand. In both no limit and limit holdem, the bets on the flop are smaller than later rounds so it is important to use this to gain as much info as you can to play well after. If you bet and get raised, you might call or not depending on your outs.
2. Position. Where are you in relation to your opponents? If I am in later position than my opponents, I will usually play more aggressively on the flop and give them a chance to fold. What that does is allow me to check the turn if I like and see both the turn and river. If you get check raised, it is ok to muck. You can also check behind them on the flop occasionally when you do hit to add confusion.
3. One of the most important factors, if not the most, for if you are going to bet the flop or not is how many players are in against you. Any more than 2 opponents and I'll usually play the hand straight forwardly and check if I don't catch anything. If it is down to 1 or 2 opponents, then bet more often -- especially with position. You want to keep pressure on them and give them a chance to fold.
4. Being a tight aggressive player adds to your success in picking up small pots when you miss with AK and AQ. What does tight aggressive mean in this context? Tight aggressive means that you aren't raising all the time so when you do raise preflop, people assume you have something. When you bet then on the flop, they have no idea if you actually have a big pair or not. The less often you do this, the more potent it is.
If you get too loose than people will be more likely to call you with weaker hands on the flop. Occasionally bet AK to the river too -- not too often, just every now and then so people don't know when you actually have something or not. You don't want someone with bottom pair to think that they can just call the flop bet and you'll check it down to them the rest of the way heads up.
5. What if the player(s) check raise or call? Do you call the raise? Well that depends on your outs. If you have no chance of winning, then just muck the hand. Don't be worried about someone trying to put moves on you, just let them take it. It is a mistake of new players to battle over tiny pots. Don't waste your time unless you have to. If the player calls your bet, whether you will fire again on the turn card is very situational.
See there are reasons to bet again against weak players and against tight players. For the tight players, who are thinking, they may give you credit only if you bet the turn card. For weak players, you might bet again since you assume they'll call you with worse hands than AK. On the other hand though, tight players may actually have something if they call and weak players may be likely to call with bad hands (like bottom pair) so you need to be careful.
All the of the above reasons I mentioned continue on the turn. I'm less likely to bet on the turn if there are a number of players. I'm also less likely to bet if I'm out of position or if the flop is such that it figures to have hit him/her.
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