Re: How would i lay this down? (Ace king)
Before calling his raise on the flop I think it's definitely worth running through your head 'what hands would he do this with'. The villain raises PF 4x the BB, then raises on the flop, looking like he wants to get all their chips in the middle at some point.
I think it's fair to say he would probably play these hands in that way:
TT - 3 (possible combinations)
QQ - 3
AA - 1
AQ - 6
AT - 6
Possibly KJ (16 combinations) - although this is less likely
The only hand I could see him doing this with (which you beat) would be AJ - 8 possible combinations.
If you can count a bunch of hands that beat you - that also make logical sense by the way he has played so far (e.g. 33 is beating you by the turn but it is fair enough to say he would have to be a total maniac to play it that way so far - therefore you can fairly discount it from his range) and you estimate there is not that many possible hands you are beating, then you can make good laydowns.
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