Re: How\'s your SSNLHE?: AKs
you win money when you get money in while you are ahead...that's how you win money at poker...the results are irrelevant. If you get more money in the middle with AK when your opponent has AQ you are winning money. If he's called $13 with AJ he's likely to call $40. If not, that's ok, but if he does, that's good for you. If he's calling $40 with QJ that's good for you, you could still lose, but it doesn't matter, you got money in while you were ahead...
You are right, if SB has a small pocket and you force out MP but don't improve, you aren't going to win so it doesn't matter, but you took a coinflip getting 2-1 odds on your money, that's a good thing.
Also if villain calls you here preflop with QJ he's folding unimproved....if the flop comes AQX there is no way he's calling bets with second pair.
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