50NL AK, AQ losers over 10k hands. Worried?

[UncleKraut]

I just went through my PT database and saw that AK and AQ are some of my biggest losing hands. I know 10k hands is not much, but I'm wondering if I should be worried.

In this 10k stretch I've had AK and AQ about 120 times each.

[MyTurn2Raise]

concerned---yes

worried--maybe

[FireStorm]

It's particularly relevant what your hands have shaped up like in the spots where you have c/bet. Also, look back through your database and determine what spots you have gotten it in preflop, and any spots you may have been massively cooled (flop Broadway vs set QQ and get FH'ed, etc).

IMO bad c/betting and getting it in preflop in spots where your opponent HAS to have AA/KK a lot of the time, are the most likely reasons.

If you look back and see that this isn't the case, I would be very worried, this is a pretty decent sample size for these to be your worst hands.

[seki]

Look at the biggest losses with the hands.. were you too aggro w/ one pair? Did you pump up the pot against passive players or super nits?

[UncleKraut]

I generally try to keep the pots small with AK, AQ. Is that bad? I always raise with AK, unless in the SB or BB in multi limp pot. AQ I limp from EP, and raise from MP and LP.

I rarely reraise with AK in position, should I start doing that more often? I never reraise with AQ.

The only times I have big losses with these hands is when I get it in with 2 overs and the nut flush draw against top pair or overpair and not hit my hand.

Most other times is when I c-bet and get raise or called, then check on turn and fold to a bet.

I pretty much never fire a second barrel if I miss the flop and get called or raised.

[crunny]

try folding AQ from ep.