HOH wrong: AK is worth a call???

[SossMan]

you should never always do something. (unless it involves calling all in w/ AA....and even then)

[A_PLUS]

I think we all tend to overthink things while we play.
- I will sometimes call, sometimes reraise with stacks >30xBB. It depends on a lot, but mosty position.

-<25xBB, my only goal is to get all of my money in PF, unless it is a strange spot like a button limps, and SB folds, and I have 25x in the BB. It is very rare for me to call with AK <30x.

[RichC.]

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you should never always do something. (unless it involves calling all in w/ AA....and even then)

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Ditto. But then this is getting into playing hands differently in order to confuse opponents. Example, playing 76 the same as you might play AK. Such as raising the same amount each time with either hand be it UTG or in LP. Lame example I know, but you get the idea.

[betgo]

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you should never always do something. (unless it involves calling all in w/ AA....and even then)

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Ditto. But then this is getting into playing hands differently in order to confuse opponents. Example, playing 76 the same as you might play AK. Such as raising the same amount each time with either hand be it UTG or in LP. Lame example I know, but you get the idea.

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I like to reraise preflop with both AK and 76s. This makes it harder for opponents to read me.

[KneeCo]

I agree with the replies, depth of stacks is something overlooked by the OP, but it's one of the biggest considerations that I make when deciding if I'll call or RR with AK.

[SeriousStudent]

I skimmed HOH2 again, and except for Red Zone play, I don't see an example or text that advocates making a reraise of a preflop open raiser with AK, but I could be wrong. Could you point me to one?

[tubasteve]

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On the other occasion, the flop came AQ10 monotone. I didn't have the suit and folded quite happily to OR's flop bet.

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That seems weak-tight. I might fold, but I certainly wouldn't be happy about it. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[uclabruinz]

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I skimmed HOH2 again, and except for Red Zone play, I don't see an example or text that advocates making a reraise of a preflop open raiser with AK, but I could be wrong. Could you point me to one?

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If you understand the theory behind the surface of HOH2, you won't need a hardfast rule on how to play a specific hand.

[tubasteve]

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I skimmed HOH2 again, and except for Red Zone play, I don't see an example or text that advocates making a reraise of a preflop open raiser with AK, but I could be wrong. Could you point me to one?

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Keep in mind "Action Dan" is one of the most conservative players ever.

[uclabruinz]

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I skimmed HOH2 again, and except for Red Zone play, I don't see an example or text that advocates making a reraise of a preflop open raiser with AK, but I could be wrong. Could you point me to one?

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Keep in mind "Action Dan" is one of the most conservative and most successful players ever and still would advocate a preflop reraise/push with AK in most situations late in tournaments.

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FYP.