Bellagio $2500 awkward stack spot.

[AZplayer]

How horrendous is it to flat-call preflop despite being OOP for the rest of the hand with a well-disguised AK? The other stacks are deep enough they can easily have an AQ/AJ type of hand and on the right flop they never give you credit for "just calling" with AK.

Flatcalling also keeps pot size smaller and gives you the chance to get it allin on the flop or turn with the right action.

[AHoboOnFire]

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How horrendous is it to flat-call preflop despite being OOP for the rest of the hand with a well-disguised AK? The other stacks are deep enough they can easily have an AQ/AJ type of hand and on the right flop they never give you credit for "just calling" with AK.

Flatcalling also keeps pot size smaller and gives you the chance to get it allin on the flop or turn with the right action.

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exactly what I was going to post. Someone mentioned that they wouldn't want a 4 way pot with AK (assuming BB comes along, which is no guarantee given some live players total disregard for pot odds), but cold calling pf would be good setup if the flop comes ace high uncoordinating.

However, personally, I think preflop: shoving>cold calling>>>>>r/r

[Syntec87]

This is aweful your hand misses 2/3 of the time with RANDOM distribution of A's and K's, and with so much action, you can be pretty confident more A's and K's are in hands than usual, so less to hit. So why put an awkward bet out there to miss flops OOP.

Honestly you have pot odds, and an underreped hand, probably too much to shove and like it cause its transparent, Id CC and c/r flops which give you TPTK or maybe even any two lower broadway cards, gives you lots of equity, depending on ranges and actions