[Harv72b]

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There's A's in both examples. How low will you go? What's the lowest high card you'll bet? K Q J ?

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There's a big difference between betting an AK unimproved for value vs. an AQ or an AT or A2. If I'm betting the hand for value, it's because both of my hole cards are going to play and I'm expecting to be called by a worse, unimproved ace some fair amount of the time. I can't think of an instance where I would bet a K high or worse for value.

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Can you elaborate. I'm not sure what you mean by "bad" table image. Does this mean an image of being a skilled player who wouldn't showdown with garbage. Or a maniac table image, unpredictable, liable to play any hand?

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The latter. If I've been taking a lot of bad beats on the river, or getting caught in several recent bluffs, then some of my opponents are going to think I'm a maniac. Even the regular ones who I've logged thousands of hands against might just think I'm on tilt. So in those instances, I might bet a good ace on the river in the hopes of being called by a worse ace (or K high every so often).