Do you always 4bet AK preflop or do you flat call sometimes?

[FishSticks]

Assume villain is a "normal" 21/17 sort of guy that 3bets a fairly wide range, etc.

When you open EP and get raised by the button? When you open LP and get raised by the blinds?

Any thoughts on why you do what you do are welcome, and what things change your decisions.

[Casper05]

when Im calling its to shove most flops

[wrkingtobegreat]

I think villain is playing back at me I'm usually 4-betting with AK. Its kinda read-dependent.

[Michaelson]

Depends on a bunch of stuff. I'm much more inclined to flat call against a fairly straightforward TAG when I raised in a steal position and will have position postflop because 1) I can easily have them dominated, and 2) with position I can often wrestle the pot away from them if I don't hit.

If I'm up against a tricky LAG, and particularly if I'm out of position, I will usually shove preflop and avoid a headache.

If I'm up against a villain who c-bets 100% and I'm OOP I'll often flat call and CRAI on any flop.

Stack sizes are also important, obviously. If I'm 150-200bbs deep I'm more inclined to flatcall and play a flop, but that's pretty obvious against most villains I think.