Re: I just ordered Angel Largay\'s book, What parts are bad?
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does anyone agree with angels way to play AK preflop. i believe he thinks in most cases you should limp in with AK. because if you dont hit an A or K on the flop you just muck it.
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There may be some merit to it, in my experience. If the game is so loose that your pre-flop raise will be called by most of the players, then it may be more profitable to wait for an ace to fall and stack someone with AJ. He won't see you coming 9 times out of 10. You're making a mistake pre-flop, obviously, but in deep stacked NL that's not the end of the world.
The problem with raising AK pre-flop is that you won't be able to c-bet if you don't hit, since one of the family members in the pot will hit something. Another problem is that the pot will be too large for your hand, even if you do flop TPTK. You may be in a reverse implied odds situation.
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