AK. what would you do?

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if this is canterburys 30 game, which im assuming it is
it help a lot to know what players are in this hand as your descriptions are somewhat vague

[MitchL]

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If you werent gonna 3-bet flop, then when sb made 3 you shouldve made it 4. The pot is now getting big. Who cares about turning your hand over at this point? Now is time to protect it from the possible 4 outs drawing against you.

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How does 4 betting protect our hand against 4 outters? You think he's going to call 3 and fold to the 4th? Do you really think it makes him more likely to fold on the turn if its checked to us and we bet?

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By protection I mean getting money in while we still have th e best hand, rather than letting ace rag hit a kicker for the minimum proce.

[Lestat]

You should be willing to go maximum bets on the flop. Especially if you can put limper on an ace! Are you slowplaying just to keep sb in with KK, QQ, or AQ?

The thing you're not realizing is that it doesn't matter if you 3-bet or cold-call from your opponent's view. You'll obviously have a good ace, so there's no reason for deception. All flat calling does is keep sb in with a two or three-outer. I agree, you don't necessarily want him to fold, but if he does, it's no big deal, since you've got 3rd person whoh presumably has an ace and will surely pay you off.