Re: AKs very drawy board, how to proceed?
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I bet like $5.50 and fold to any shove. If he calls, I check river.
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This is about what I also concluded well after playing the hand.
In the actual hand I did as another poster mentioned, pot size bet on turn and call an all-in. The board is very drawy right now so I figured I would put massive pressure on those hands and try to force them out. Problem in doing so was that I had then committed more than 50% of my stack. No chance I'm folding the turn after I put that much in and still think it's possible I am ahead of something my opponent could have or I could outdraw him with an A, K, or Q. Villain flipped over KQo and I was toast.
I think betting $5.00 on the turn is better because it still cuts down drawing odds for villain, but also gives us a chance to escape those times we are beaten. We still will be putting in around 40-45% of our stack by then, but I feel more comfortable with a fold there then after a $7.35 pot bet having about 55% of my stack in the middle.
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